Afghan Student Gets 20 Years For Blasphemy

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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There is at least one thing we can do

[speakerbomb]

For those who believe in prayer, whatever your faith, pray for him. The power of prayer and faith is amazing and cannot be under-estimated. If there are any other suggestions on how to help Sayed Kambakhsh, please speak up. Meanwhile, we pray.

Re:And yet...

[Free the Cowards]

You do realize that when you smoke marijuana you absorb the THC by, you know, breathing smoke.

Breathing smoke is bad for you. It causes cancer and other lung problems. It may not be as bad as breathing nicotine directly into your lungs but it's still not good. I am sure that there are some deaths due to marijuana simply because breathing in smoke is unhealthy, even if those deaths happen much later and the link is uncertain to those who see it happen.