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Internet Censorship's First Death Sentence?

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-bit-harsh-i-think dept.

mrogers writes "A journalism student in Afghanistan has been sentenced to death by a Sharia court for downloading and sharing a report criticizing the treatment of women in some Islamic countries. The student was accused of blasphemy and tried without representation. According to Reporters Without Borders, sixty people are currently in jail worldwide for criticizing governments online, fifty of them in China, but this may be the first time someone has been sentenced to death for using the internet. Internet censorship is on the rise worldwide, according to The OpenNet Initiative."

11 of 475 comments (clear)

  1. Heh by Joseph1337 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thank God I`m a atheist...

  2. Opportunity knocks by Perp+Atuitie · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess the RIAA will be moving its headquarters to Kabul.

  3. Patriotic Slogan by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 3, Funny

    *=* America: At least it's not the Middle East *=*

  4. Re:1st censorship death sentence by towsonu2003 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately, if you give a bunch of religous zealots democracy they will vote to stone you to death and revert to a dictatorship.
    I am utterly confused. I never expected such anti-Americanism on /. You are talking about the US, right?
  5. Re:Don't tell the RIAA they can do this... by florescent_beige · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shariaa law?

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  6. Re:Thank god the USA invaded that country by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now tell me how narrow-minded I am..

    You're so narrowminded that you could peer through a keyhole with both eyes!

    (Sorry ... I just wanted to use that line.)

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  7. Re:1st censorship death sentence by Mike+Micelli · · Score: 4, Funny

    Women shouldn't be allowed to read or use computers, after all they only have one purpose. What purpose is that? Not having sex with you?
  8. Re:Thank god the USA invaded that country by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Heh. Morons.

    (It is Pennsylvania, right?)

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  9. Re:1st censorship death sentence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That would imply that Utah is not currently ruled by the whims of religious men with absolute power.

  10. Re:1st censorship death sentence by rcw-home · · Score: 4, Funny

    What do you think would happen if, say, Utah lost proper government for a while and became a place ruled purely by the whims of religious men with absolute power and no desire to let things change?

    Fifty states and you picked that one as an example? :)

  11. Re:1st censorship death sentence by Al+Dimond · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude, your sig.