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The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Tiba al-Ali's death has sparked the call for change for violence against women in Iraq.

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[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The father most likely has connections somewhere with the police or up the chain, and was able to get a story crafted. Hopefully after the uproar they will increase the sentence and punish those who collaborated.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure even Iraq doesn't allow double jeopardy.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

With enough uproar, the government will do whatever to silence it. It wouldn't be the first time a middle Eastern government responds to protests like that.