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Iraq: Activists condemn proposed law banning LGBTQ+ advocacy in Kurdish region

Iraq: Activists condemn proposed law banning LGBTQ+ advocacy in Kurdish region
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Iraqi Kurdish LGBT rights activist Zhiar Ali says local authorities do nothing to discourage killings

The murder last month of a transgender woman in Iraqi Kurdistan by her brother in a so-called honor killing underlines the impunity faced by the LGBT community in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and beyond. Community activists say the government does nothing to protect them and that security officials who are responsible for their safety are among those who endorse violence against them. Zhiar Ali, a leading advocate for the community, was forced to flee to Europe after facing repeated threats.

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Trans woman shot dead by brother in Kurdistan was hiding from family

A trans woman who was shot dead by her brother in Kurdistan had been hiding from her family amid repeated death threats from family members.

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Kurdish transgender woman shot by brother had been hiding from family

Friends of Doski Azad said the 23-year-old makeup artist had received repeated death threats from male family members

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Transgender woman shot by brother had been in hiding

A Kurdish transgender woman, Doski Azad, who was shot dead by her brother last month, had been living in hiding from her family after repeated death threats, friends have said. According to friends, Azad had had to move home regularly after several death threats by male members of her family. Three weeks ago, her body was found dumped in a ditch outside of Duhok city, in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region. Her hands had been tied and she had been shot twice. Police have issued an arrest warrant for her brother, who is believed to have traveled from his home in Germany to carry

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