Authorities report that an unidentified man killed an influencer who had been jailed for dancing movies previously.
Iraqi safety officers have reported {that a} man driving a motorbike shot and killed social media star Om Fahad outside her Baghdad residence.
Within the Zayouna space on Friday, the unnamed attacker shot Om Fahad in her automotive, in response to a safety official who spoke to the media in a situation of anonymity.
Om Fahad rose to fame with humorous TikTok movies through which she danced to Iraqi music while sporting form-fitting apparel.
She was given a six-month jail sentence in February of her final yr by a choice for disseminating “movies containing indecent speech that undermines modesty and public morality.”
In 2023, the federal government started a marketing campaign to take away social media posts that it claimed violated Iraqi “morals and traditions.” A committee inside the ministry was shaped to look at TikTok, YouTube, and different websites for any movies that it thought of objectionable.
Authorities report {that a} quantity of influencers has subsequently been taken into custody.
After the 2003 US invasion to take away Saddam Hussein, Iraq skilled years of struggle and sectarian strife before returning to one thing like normalcy. Nonetheless, within the conservative society, civil liberties—for girls, sexual minorities, and different teams—stay restricted.
In Baghdad in 2018, males shot and killed Tara Fares, a mannequin and influencer.
