23-year-old Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, is a journalism student and reporter working for the Jahan I Naw newspaper in Afghanistan. He was arrested late October, with the accusation of blasphemy and sentenced to death by a provincial court in the northern province of Balkh, in a case that has sparked international outcry. His only crime was […]
Sentenced to death for questioning Koran’s interpretation about women’s rights
January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Religion · Society
A punch in the stomach
December 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Photos of the Year 2007 - Unicef
In these photos, the protagonists are mainly children, in developing societies. The first reward was granted to the photographer Stephanie Sinclair, who snapped with her camera one under-age Afghan, saying goodbye to her innocence.
Ghulam is eleven years old and her future spouse is in his forties. She was forced […]
Tags: Human Rights · Photo · Society · Uncategorized · War & Conflict · Youth
