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Afghan Student Gets 20 Years For Blasphemy

Posted by timothy on from the consider-this-a-warning dept.

Invisible Pink Unicorn writes "Despite nationwide public support for his initial death sentence, a three-judge appeals court has reduced the sentence of Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh to 20 years in prison. Kambakhsh was charged with circulating an article on women's rights that he found online. From the article: 'Family members have said Kambakhsh was beaten and threatened with death until he signed a confession and that local journalists who expressed support for him were warned they would be arrested if they persisted.'"

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  1. Re:absurd by Naughty+Bob · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is really tough to consider that these flagrant transgressions still go on in todays environment

    You said it. God Damn blasphemers.

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  2. All he said was... by jimicus · · Score: 4, Funny

    All he said was "That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah".

  3. Re:not the real cause by Bemopolis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kambakhsh's journalist brother, Yaqoub Ibrahimi,

    AHA! I knew he was connected to the liberal media! They just don't want America to win.

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    "I guess the moral of the story is, don't paint your airship with rocket fuel." -- Addison Bain
  4. Re:20 YEARS for blasphemy!? by Remusti · · Score: 4, Funny
    Madness? No, THIS IS AFGHANISTAN!!!!

    Sorry, couldn't help myself

  5. Re:absurd by Abreu · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are right! The human rights abuses in Afghanistan are intolerable!

    We should go and liberate the Afghan people... er, oops! Sorry, my bad!

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  6. Re:absurd by eosp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obligatory Monty Python

  7. Re:absurd by AmigaMMC · · Score: 4, Funny

    >You know, a long time ago, the citizens of America in the south didn't have a problem with slavery. I know the United States is a young country, but last week is not a "long time ago" ;-)

  8. Re:not the real cause by dangitman · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought they were just a social group of Marlon Brando look-alikes.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.