Student sentenced to hanging after reading about women's right

[Niels Bohr 72]

A 24-year-old Afghan student has been sentenced to death by hanging after being accused of downloading internet reports on women’s rights, the Independent reports.

Pervez Kambaksh is accused of downloading and then distributing reports on women’s rights. The student claims he was tortured until he confessed.

Kambaksh represented himself in the case after fundamentalist groups threatened to kill anyone who dared represent him. He was convicted for blasphemy during a four-minute trial back in January but appealed the charges yesterday.

The prosecution claimed that Mr Kambaksh had disrupted classes at the university by asking questions about women’s rights under Islam. It then claimed he distributed an article on the subject (downloaded from the internet) after writing an additional three paragraphs including the phrase "This is the real face of Islam ... The prophet Mohamad wrote verses of the holy Koran just for his own benefit."

Mr Kambaksh released a statement saying he would never allow himself to write such an article and that the false accusations stem from two professors and student supporters who he claims have “private hostilities against him”.

The head of the panel of three judges, Abdul Salaam Qazizada, adjourned the trial until next Sunday to allow Kambaksh additional time to find a lawyer.

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[Nagishkaw 510]

Oh Lawd, here we go again.

[Heracles 417]

And people, well Obama, want us to believe that we can simply sit down and negotiate with these extremists.

[HAL 9000 96]

A 24-year-old Afghan student has been sentenced to death by hanging after being accused of downloading internet reports on women’s rights, the Independent reports.

Pervez Kambaksh is accused of downloading and then distributing reports on women’s rights. The student claims he was tortured until he confessed.

Kambaksh represented himself in the case after fundamentalist groups threatened to kill anyone who dared represent him. He was convicted for blasphemy during a four-minute trial back in January but appealed the charges yesterday.

The prosecution claimed that Mr Kambaksh had disrupted classes at the university by asking questions about women’s rights under Islam. It then claimed he distributed an article on the subject (downloaded from the internet) after writing an additional three paragraphs including the phrase "This is the real face of Islam ... The prophet Mohamad wrote verses of the holy Koran just for his own benefit."

Mr Kambaksh released a statement saying he would never allow himself to write such an article and that the false accusations stem from two professors and student supporters who he claims have “private hostilities against him”.

The head of the panel of three judges, Abdul Salaam Qazizada, adjourned the trial until next Sunday to allow Kambaksh additional time to find a lawyer.

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Is that before or after we invaded Afghanistan?

[Niels Bohr 72]

I believe this was after the invasion because it happened recently. Any particular reason why you asked?

[Heracles 417]

Anyway Che Obama will save the day.

[HAL 9000 96]

I believe this was after the invasion because it happened recently. Any particular reason why you asked?

Well, then I am officially wowed. Particularly since we have people begging to know that this is a place were we've had such a profound impact based on its harboring of terrorists. And others that imply that only military action works to handle countries such as these...

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

And people, well Obama, want us to believe that we can simply sit down and negotiate with these extremists.

All cultures are equal. So how does something like this happen?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I believe this was after the invasion because it happened recently. Any particular reason why you asked?

Well, then I am officially wowed. Particularly since we have people begging to know that this is a place were we've had such a profound impact based on its harboring of terrorists. And others that imply that only military action works to handle countries such as these...

I have to agree - lofty speeches and high sounding rhetoric ring pretty hollow when things like this take place.

We might have a government that is complicit to the US, but it sure doesn't sound like a humane one.

[SaadBell 0]

Surprised at this? I am not have you seen the punishment in Saudi Arabia? Be-headings, hangings, but that doesn’t stop Bush or his Daddy from being their best buddies. So if Bush can hang out with the Saudi’s, knowing they are violating human rights every day, or do we ignore that because of the big oil money. I mean you don’t see Bush doing anything about Saudi do you? Of course not, so don’t throw Obama in the mix, let the guy get elected. So talk to me about Saudi Arabia, if you need to see some of their weekly punishments, all public so all can see, let me know. The whole thing sickens me, we need to abolish the death penalty period.

[Nagishkaw 510]

And people, well Obama, want us to believe that we can simply sit down and negotiate with these extremists.

All cultures are equal. So how does something like this happen?

Suffering is universal.

[Jenn! 918]

Surprised at this? I am not have you seen the punishment in Saudi Arabia? Be-headings, hangings, but that doesn’t stop Bush or his Daddy from being their best buddies. So if Bush can hang out with the Saudi’s, knowing they are violating human rights every day, or do we ignore that because of the big oil money. I mean you don’t see Bush doing anything about Saudi do you? Of course not, so don’t throw Obama in the mix, let the guy get elected. So talk to me about Saudi Arabia, if you need to see some of their weekly punishments, all public so all can see, let me know. The whole thing sickens me, we need to abolish the death penalty period.

[Scott & Lai 12]

The whole thing sickens me, we need to abolish the death penalty period.

The problem isn't the death penalty as such, it is to which offenses it is applied. Whatever your view of the DP may be, in order to be sentenced with it here, you have to have killed someone. And suppose Afghanistan did not have the DP? Then this student would likely be facing life in prison. Either way, it would be a grossly unjust punishment for something that should not incur a penalty at all.

And people, well Obama, want us to believe that we can simply sit down and negotiate with these extremists.

All cultures are equal. So how does something like this happen?

Suffering is universal.

Evil is pretty wide-spread, too...someplaces, though, have officially sanctioned it.

Edited May 20, 2008 by Scott & Lai

[Ggreen 12]

Surprised at this? I am not have you seen the punishment in Saudi Arabia? Be-headings, hangings, but that doesn’t stop Bush or his Daddy from being their best buddies. So if Bush can hang out with the Saudi’s, knowing they are violating human rights every day, or do we ignore that because of the big oil money. I mean you don’t see Bush doing anything about Saudi do you? Of course not, so don’t throw Obama in the mix, let the guy get elected. So talk to me about Saudi Arabia, if you need to see some of their weekly punishments, all public so all can see, let me know. The whole thing sickens me, we need to abolish the death penalty period.

human rights violation is everywhere, http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122176 , only civilians pay the price. so sad

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

interesting first name he has...........