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April 29, 2008

More than 100,000 sign Independent’s petition to save journalist

By colinc

The Independent’s petition to save Afghan student Sayed Pervez Kambaksh from the death sentence has collected over 100,000 signatures.

Kambaksh,23,  has been sentenced to death after he was convicted of blasphemy for distributing a pamphlet about women’s rights.

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