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Killing for Honour

Our World's, Namak Khoshnaw has been to Northern Iraq to tell the story of one woman, Sunwr Omar, whose father is on the run accused of her killing.

In Iraqi Kurdistan killing a woman to 'protect a family's honour' is seen by some as acceptable. But campaigners are working to change the beliefs that lead to such violence. Our World's, Namak Khoshnaw has been to Northern Iraq to tell the story of one woman, Sunwr Omar, whose father is on the run accused of her killing.

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