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Afghanistan attended a university student journalists Kang Basha, to ask questions in class because of the Islamic women's rights issues, by the Court of First Instance sentenced to death. Although the decision to change the second instance, and still contractor of the students 20 years in prison. The case could still appeal. In Afghanistan, efforts to promote judicial reform in New York correspondent Dan said Kang Basha's case has yet to receive a fair trial. He pointed out that Kang Basha time already spent in detention for more than the law, his defense lawyers and even prohibited in the pre-trial meeting with other witnesses. In January this year, the first sentence him to death, he do not have any defense counsel. Department of Journalism at the school, the student who wrote the local newspaper article. In addition, he was charged with interference with women's rights issues for the classroom, but also was accused of printing an article on the network, the Islamic question do not have modern enough to give women equal rights. Muslim groups in support of a court decision, but the people at the demonstration to express dissatisfaction with the ruling. When the second trial of five witnesses, including two teachers and three students witnessed. A student open to the court that he was a professor forced to make false allegations, while two other students testified that Kang Basha indeed made in violation of Islamic law. New York-based Committee to protect reporters, issued a statement condemning the decision. This is the freedom of speech that Afghanistan is a major step backward.