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Hey so, today I'm gonna talk about a heavy case that happened recently In iraq, its about honor killings. The message will be spoiled because:

TRIGGER WARNING

|| Recently, a 15 year old girl called Kawther Bashar was killed by her paternal uncle and her "fiancé", cousin for not wanting to get married to him and for escaping the house with another guy.

They were about to marry her to her cousin at 15 years old, so she decided to escape the house and her family filed a missing person's report. Many accusations were made against her, such as her having sex with the so called guy but these were all accusations, she was simply a teenager who wanted to live her life. After she was found, she was brutally murdered (see the second testimony) by her paternal uncle and cousin, as mentioned before so they can "Wash away the shame"...

According to a few testimonies:

First Testimony

​"The boy had proposed to her, and they [the family] refused. After they [the couple] fled, the boy's family and the public heard that she was engaged to her cousin. At this point, only God knows the truth. But I'm telling you, it’s true, they killed her and held a funeral procession like you saw. In their view, they 'washed their shame' just to show the world."

​Second Testimony

​"The girl is a relative of ours from the same tribe. They killed her at 5:00 AM. They struck her head with an axe, cut off her hand, and shot her three times in the heart."

​Third Testimony

​"The one who killed her is her paternal uncle. And her uncle’s son is the one who was her fiancé."

These are testimonies from her relatives and neighbours.

And do you know what they did next? THEY CELEBRATED FUCKING MURDERING HER WITH NO SHAME WHATSOEVER. AND GUESS WHAT? THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE NOTHING AGAINST THE PREPATORS.

This case is not unique in nature, though. Honour killings are always happening across Iraq, and only a few of them result in arrests. May Kawthar rest in peace 🕊️ ||