Afghanistan's senate has endorsed the death sentence imposed by a court on reporter and journalism student Perwiz Kambakhsh. The senate (aka the House of Elders) also criticised international pressure on behalf of the journalist whose "crime" was to download material from the internet that is said to question the role of women in Islam. The appeal procedure is not yet over, however. (Via AFP)
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