Journalist Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh Released
International PEN is delighted to learn that Afghan journalist Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh has been freed under a presidential pardon. More
Writers Freed in Afghanistan, China
PEN welcomes the release of journalist Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh, who had originally been sentenced to death for blasphemy in Afghanistan, and Ilham Tohti, a member of the Uighur PEN… More
Detained Journalist’s Death Sentence Commuted to 20 Year Prison Sentence
International PEN is outraged by the 20-year sentence handed down to journalist Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh by a Kabul appeal court on October 21, 2008, which commuted the death sentence,… More
PEN Appeal: Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh
October 22, 2008 His Excellency Hamid Karzai President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan C/O Said T. Jawad Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan 2341 Wyoming Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 Fax: (202)… More
More International Pressure Needed for Detained Journalist
International PEN remains deeply concerned by the continuing delay in the hearing of journalist Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh's appeal against a death sentence for the alleged crime of "blasphemy." More
PEN Appeal: Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh
June 5, 2008 His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan c/o Said T. Jawad Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan 2341 Wyoming Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 Fax: (202)… More
PEN Appeal: Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh
January 31, 2008 President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan His Excellency Hamid Karzai c/o Said T. Jawad Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan 2341 Wyoming Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 Fax:… More
Condemned Afghan Journalist Wins Right to Appeal Death Sentence
A young Afghan journalist, sentenced to death in January for spreading feminist criticism of Islam, has been granted an appeal, according to one of the international organizations monitoring his… More
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