Dozens of Iraqi protesters gathered Sunday to decry the so-called 'honor killing' of a 22-year-old YouTube star who was allegedly strangled by her father, adding fuel to calls for legal reforms protecting women.
Dozens of Iraqi protesters gathered Sunday to decry the so-called"honor killing" of a 22-year-old YouTube star who was allegedly strangled by her father, adding fuel to calls for legal reforms protecting women.
Demonstrators carry a poster with a picture of Tiba Ali, a YouTube star who was recently killed by her father, in Diwaniya, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023.The protesters held banners condemning the killing and demanding legislative reforms."There is no honor in the crime of killing women," one placard read.
Rosa al-Hamid, an activist with civil society group the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq urged the authorities to pass a long-stalled draft law against domestic violence that has been lingering in Iraqi Parliament since 2019.
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