Religious Scholars asks for trialing of Payman's editor

Religious scholars asked government yesterday for trialing of the Payman Daily editor, because of publishing an article that according to religious scholars is against Islam.

Payman daily published a prediction article from a foreign writer which predicted about emersion of a new prophet in mid 21 century.

These Ulema (religious scholars) said: if government does not to trial Payman’s editor we ourselves do it.

Payman editor says that Daily’s personal published this article mistaken and it was not published deliberately.

Although publishing of the article depends on editor, but Police locked up two journalists of the Payman in charge of the issue.

There is growing concern about increasing of limitations against journalists in Afghanistan.

Journalists are threatened by Ulema’s and powerful political leaders. Most of the trial cases of journalists are what Ulema say insult of Islam.

During a conference had held by Afghan women two months ago, President Karzai himself said that human rights is an imported and western phenomenon not a local and Afghani worth.

The culture and information minister also had told that freedom of expression is a tattle.
All of these show that there is not a safety system for journalists and government leaders themselves are against freedom of expression.