Afghan Student Gets 20 Years For Blasphemy 618

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:17PM 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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Re:absurd (Score:5, Funny)

by Naughty Bob ( 1004174 ) * writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:24PM (#25472769)

It is really tough to consider that these flagrant transgressions still go on in todays environment
You said it. God Damn blasphemers.

All he said was... (Score:5, Funny)

by jimicus ( 737525 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:26PM (#25472803)

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

Re:not the real cause (Score:5, Funny)

by Bemopolis ( 698691 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:30PM (#25472885)

Kambakhsh's journalist brother, Yaqoub Ibrahimi,
AHA! I knew he was connected to the liberal media! They just don't want America to win.

Re:Fighting for Freedom = Suppression of Voice? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:34PM (#25472935)

Pssst... It's the Democrats!

Re:absurd (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:35PM (#25472947)

Burn him!! Burn him!!

Re:20 YEARS for blasphemy!? (Score:4, Funny)

by Remusti ( 1131423 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @03:50PM (#25473235)

Madness? No, THIS IS AFGHANISTAN!!!!
Sorry, couldn't help myself

Well you can't run an economy on blasphemy (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @04:10PM (#25473495)

I mean where's the prophet in that?

Re:absurd (Score:5, Funny)

by Abreu ( 173023 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @04:19PM (#25473621)

You are right! The human rights abuses in Afghanistan are intolerable!
We should go and liberate the Afghan people... er, oops! Sorry, my bad!

Re:And yet... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @04:21PM (#25473671)

Tell that to the dozen or so addicts I know.
sometimes I'm glad I have no friends. This is one of those times.

Re:not the real cause (Score:2, Funny)

by PachmanP ( 881352 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @05:13PM (#25474517)

As an American, I take offense at that! We certainly have the moral high ground! We only torture you after you've confessed!

Re:absurd (Score:3, Funny)

by nedlohs ( 1335013 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @05:17PM (#25474565)

Yes, damn liberal judges legislating from the bench!
But I guess it doesn't matter in this case, since God will kill him anyway so death it will be...

Re:absurd (Score:5, Funny)

by eosp ( 885380 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @05:55PM (#25475143) Homepage

Obligatory Monty Python [youtube.com]

Re:And yet... (Score:3, Funny)

by NormalVisual ( 565491 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @06:41PM (#25475711)

Up to eight rashers of bacon and four slices of bread may be consumed in one session.

Amateur.

Re:absurd (Score:4, Funny)

by AmigaMMC ( 1103025 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @07:04PM (#25475969)

>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" ;-)

Re:not the real cause (Score:4, Funny)

by dangitman ( 862676 ) writes: on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @07:22PM (#25476189)

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

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Well you can't run an economy on blasphemy (Score:2, Funny)

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