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Afghan journalism student sentenced to death

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On Tuesday, a 23-year-old journalism student was sentenced to death in Afghanistan for handing out a paper he found on…

On Tuesday, a 23-year-old journalism student was sentenced to death in Afghanistan for handing out a paper he found on the Internet, which the court considered to be against Islam.

Sayad Parwez Kambaksh shared the paper with his teacher and fellow students at Balkh University, and several classmates complained to local authorities.

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