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April 16, 2009

Afghan Women Protest Rape Law
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In Afghanistan, dozens of women were attacked earlier today as they
tried to protest a recent law that legalizes rape within marriage. The
law bans women from refusing to have sex with their husbands and also
says they can only seek work, education or medical care with their
husbands’ permission. The women were pelted with stones as they gathered
in the Afghan capital Kabul. It was the second straight day of protest
against the law following another protest on Wednesday.



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