1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Positive signs from Afghan officials, but Kambakhsh still faces death - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8557AqwOLf"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/02/positive-signs-from-afghan-officials-but-kambakhsh/">Positive signs from Afghan officials, but Kambakhsh still faces death</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/02/positive-signs-from-afghan-officials-but-kambakhsh/embed/#?secret=8557AqwOLf" width="600" height="338" title="“Positive signs from Afghan officials, but Kambakhsh still faces death” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="8557AqwOLf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Positive signs from Afghan officials, but Kambakhsh still faces death New York, February 6, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists cautiously welcomes signs today that the authorities in Afghanistan are responding to pressure to commute the death sentence young journalist Parwez Kambakhsh faces for alleged blasphemy. Afghanistan’s Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak told journalists in Estonia…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260