Act now to save the life of an Afghan reporter!

Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh, a student at Balkh University and a reporter for Jahan-I-Now (New World) newspaper, was arrested in October and sentenced to death January 22, 2008, after he supposedly confessed to blasphemy. Kambakhsh has said his intent was to foster discussion on the role of women in Islamic societies. Instead, he was arrested in the Balkh province, tried before a secret court without legal representation and sentenced to death.

We must urge the Afghan government not to let this horrific ruling stand. Afghanistan must not go back to the days of Taliban-like oppression. We must also urge the U.S. State Department to protest this shocking decision and reverse policies leading to a return of Taliban-like authoritarianism.