Afghan Student Sentenced to Death
Why is Canada in ? Why are we supporting a government that in turn supports this type of injustice.
A young man, a student of journalism, is sentenced to death by an Islamic court for downloading a report from the internet. The sentence is then upheld by the country’s rulers. This is – not in times but six years after “liberation” and under the democratic rule of the West’s ally .
The fate of has led to domestic and international protests, and deepening concern about erosion of civil liberties in Afghanistan. He was accused of blasphemy after he downloaded a report from a Farsi website which stated that Muslim fundamentalists who claimed the Koran justified the oppression of women had misrepresented the views of the prophet Mohamed.
23, distributed the tract to fellow students and teachers at Balkh University with the aim, he said, of provoking a debate on the matter. But a complaint was made against him and he was arrested, tried by religious judges without – say his friends and family – being allowed legal representation and sentenced to death.
This is beyond outrageous. Canadians write your MP right away and demand our government stand up for this victim.
