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Trial begins in case of Kabul lynching of Farkhunda
Source: BBC
Trial begins in case of Kabul lynching of Farkhunda
2 May 2015 Asia
Forty-nine men have appeared in a court in Afghanistan accused of a mob attack in March in which a woman was beaten to death.
The 28-year-old woman called Farkhunda was accused of burning the Koran, although witnesses say she did not.
Of the defendants who appeared in court in Kabul, 19 were police officers accused of failing in their duty to prevent the attack.
The death led to widespread protests against the treatment of women.
Farkhunda was beaten to death and her body then burned on 19 March.
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2 May 2015 Asia
Forty-nine men have appeared in a court in Afghanistan accused of a mob attack in March in which a woman was beaten to death.
The 28-year-old woman called Farkhunda was accused of burning the Koran, although witnesses say she did not.
Of the defendants who appeared in court in Kabul, 19 were police officers accused of failing in their duty to prevent the attack.
The death led to widespread protests against the treatment of women.
Farkhunda was beaten to death and her body then burned on 19 March.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32564886