Please Release Afghan Journalist Perwez Kambakhsh

To:  Human Rights Activists Around the World

Parwez Kambakhsh, a 23 year old student of Balkh University, faculty of journalism was sentenced to death by a court in Afghanistan because‘he had copied an article from a website containing religions material’.The article was originally published in an Iranian newspaper and questioned several tenets of Islam, including those relating to the rights of women.



It is clearly inhumane and anti justice to kill someone for copying an article, read and distribute it because the constitution of Afghanistan has given the right of freedom of expression to every one. Afghanistan signed the Universal Deceleration of Human Rights and government should respect to human rights and freedom.



This non democratic and anti humanism decision of court is not acceptable for human being and for human rights activists around the world. and this decision is condemned by all human rights organizations, civil societies, journalists’ unions and individuals in Afghanistan and the entire world.



This sentence will only strengthen the war-lords, the terrorists group who want their own dominance by imposing their self-made brutal laws and by keeping the society in ignorance.



We demand the government of Afghanistan to release Syed Perwez Kambakhsh and prove that the government respects human rights and freedom of expression.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Please Release Afghan Journalist Perwez Kambakhsh Petition to Human Rights Activists Around the World was created by and written by Sayed Abdullah Ahmadi (ahmadi.cca@gmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.