On 31 January 2023, Tiba al-Ali was killed in the central Iraqi city of Diwaniyah in an apparent honour killing by her father.[1][2] Currently, there are no laws in Iraq that prohibit domestic violence.[1]
Tiba al-Ali was born in Iraq in 2000 and moved to Turkey in 2017.[1][2] She and her fiancé frequently made videos on YouTube.[1][2] She visited her family in Iraq in 2023, where on 31 January she was strangled and killed at night while sleeping.[3] Her father, who objected to her living in Turkey, confessed to police that he was responsible for the murder.[1][2] Many media outlets have described it as a so-called honour killing.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "'Honour killing' of YouTube star causes outrage in Iraq | Women News". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ a b c d Father's honour killing of YouTube star daughter sparks outrage in Iraq
- ^ Abdul-Hassan, Ali; Salim, Salar (February 5, 2023). "Iraqis protest gender violence after YouTube star killed". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "'Honour' killing of YouTube star sparks outrage in Iraq". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
The death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called 'honour' killings continue in the conservative country.
- ^ Abdul-Hassan, Ali; Salim, Salar (February 5, 2023). "Iraqis protest gender violence after YouTube star killed". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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 ...
