Afghans Protest Execution of Woman

Associated Press – The Huffington Post – Thursday, 12 July 2012 (originally published 11 Jul)

An Afghan protestor shouts slogans during a demonstration in support of female victims of abuse and violence in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July. 11, 2012. Dozens of men and women took to the streets of Kabul Wednesday to protest the recent brutal, execution-style killing of a married Afghan woman accused of adultery. Image: Ahmad Jamshid/Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Dozens of men and women took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest the recent public slaying of an Afghan woman accused of adultery whose gruesome, execution-style killing was captured on video.

The footage, which surfaced recently, shows the woman being shot multiple times about 10 days ago in Parwan province, north of the Afghan capital. The gunman was encouraged by people who stood nearby, smiling and cheering.

It was a reminder that girls and women still suffer shocking abuse in Afghanistan, but the protest also indicated that people’s views on women’s rights here could be slowly changing . . .

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