"Violence Against Women " (by Kamaran Najm)

RANYA,IRAQ: A journalist in Ranya views a photograph of a woman who was killed by drowning in the Darband River. The victim was 17-years-old and her body was discovered eight hours after she was murdered. No one claimed her body.

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RANYA,IRAQ: A journalist in Ranya views a photograph of a woman who was killed by drowning in the Darband River. The victim was 17-years-old and her body was discovered eight hours after she was murdered. No one claimed her body.
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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Female detainee calls her family. Detainees are permitted ten minutes per week to contact loved ones.

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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Female detainee calls her family. Detainees are permitted ten minutes per week to contact loved ones.
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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Heartland Alliance provides comprehensive mental health, medical and case management services to survivors of torture and trauma, including those who have suffered severe forms of gender-based violence.

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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Heartland Alliance provides comprehensive mental health, medical and case management services to survivors of torture and trauma, including those who have suffered severe forms of gender-based violence.
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ERBIL, IRAQ: Rezan meets with local police and an official from the Directorate for ERBIL, IRAQ: Following Violence Against Women about a case where a woman committed suicide in Erbil. The Directorate was opened by the KRG Ministry of Interior after the stoning of Dua.

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ERBIL, IRAQ: Rezan meets with local police and an official from the Directorate for ERBIL, IRAQ: Following Violence Against Women about a case where a woman committed suicide in Erbil. The Directorate was opened by the KRG Ministry of Interior after the stoning of Dua.
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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: A mother rocks her baby to sleep as women meet with Rezan.

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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: A mother rocks her baby to sleep as women meet with Rezan.
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ERBIL, IRAQ: Rezan leaves the Erbil detention center with a social worker after screening cases for representation. The police vehicle was used to take a female detainee to court to testify about her husband's murder.

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ERBIL, IRAQ: Rezan leaves the Erbil detention center with a social worker after screening cases for representation. The police vehicle was used to take a female detainee to court to testify about her husband's murder.
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DOKAN, IRAQ: Rezan speaks with her client who was married by a mullah in a religious marriage but not by the court. The woman, a mother of two, had to first legally register her marriage before seeking a divorce from her abusive husband. Religious marriages are not legally recognized by the courts.

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DOKAN, IRAQ: Rezan speaks with her client who was married by a mullah in a religious marriage but not by the court. The woman, a mother of two, had to first legally register her marriage before seeking a divorce from her abusive husband. Religious marriages are not legally recognized by the courts.
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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Rezan hears the story of a woman who married, divorced, and remarried. Upon the death of her former husband, both she and her new husband were suspected of murdering him, and subsequently arrested. Rezan here offers her legal representation, free of charge.

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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Rezan hears the story of a woman who married, divorced, and remarried. Upon the death of her former husband, both she and her new husband were suspected of murdering him, and subsequently arrested. Rezan here offers her legal representation, free of charge.
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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Prison guard leaves the room to allow a female detainee to meet with Rezan. The woman told the lawyer that her husband severely abused her and that she is accused of killing him.

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SULAIMANIA, IRAQ: Prison guard leaves the room to allow a female detainee to meet with Rezan. The woman told the lawyer that her husband severely abused her and that she is accused of killing him.
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RANYA, IRAQ: Many women and girls jumped from the Kaywa Rash mountains to their death. Women's rights advocates believe that many of them suffered severe gender-based violence such as forced marriage, domestic violence, rape and threatened honor killing. It is suspected that many women are coerced into committing suicide or are murdered in a manner to make it appear to be a suicide.

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RANYA, IRAQ: Many women and girls jumped from the Kaywa Rash mountains to their death. Women's rights advocates believe that many of them suffered severe gender-based violence such as forced marriage, domestic violence, rape and threatened honor killing. It is suspected that many women are coerced into committing suicide or are murdered in a manner to make it appear to be a suicide.
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