Sayed Pervez Kambaksh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sayed Pervez Kambaksh is a journalism student from Afghanistan who was sentenced to death for downloading and distributing a report criticising the treatment of women under Islamic Law. A religious court found him guilty of blasphemy. The Afghan Senate passed a motion confirming the death sentence on 30 January 2008.[1] The motion was later withdrawn due to international pressure, giving Kambaksh the right to appeal the sentence.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights
  2. ^ Lifeline for Pervez: Afghan Senate withdraws demand for death sentence
This human rights-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.