AFGHANISTAN: STUDENT SAYS DEATH VERDICT FOLLOWED TORTURE TO COERCE CONFESSION

AFGHANISTAN: STUDENT SAYS DEATH VERDICT FOLLOWED TORTURE TO COERCE CONFESSION

An Afghan journalism student sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Islam has rejected the charges and told an appeals court in Kabul that he was tortured into a confession.

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