World | Afghanistan Afghan Appeals Death Sentence Over Women's Rights Charge Argues he was tortured into false confession By Mary Papenfuss Posted May 18, 2008 11:00 AM CDT Copied An Afghan woman journalist tries to ask a question to Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh, an Afghan journalist on trial, center, after his trial in court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) An Afghan journalism student who has been sentenced to death claims he was tortured into falsely confessing that he had written an article championing women's rights. "I would never let myself write such an article," said the student, 24, in court today in a desperate bid to overturn his sentence for insulting Islam. The proceedings offer a rare glimpse into the conservative religious impact on Afghanistan's developing legal system. His trial has been adjourned until next week. Read These Next It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. Mike Johnson is taking heat over a Democrat's delayed swearing-in. It landed on the 4th try. There wasn't enough fuel for a 5th. California governor candidate's testy interview raises eyebrows. Report an error