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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9622

14 March 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/afghanistan
Call for release of journalist Perwiz Kambakhsh

Strasbourg, 13/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a common resolution by the political groups (EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, UEN, Greens/EFA, GUE/NG) adopted on Thursday 13 March in Strasbourg, the European Parliament condemns the arrest of Afghan journalist Perwiz Kambakhsh and the decision by the primary court of Balkh province to sentence him to death on charges of blasphemy. It calls for Mr Kambakhsh to be released and reaffirms its unconditional opposition to the death penalty and its commitment to...

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