Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail
https://lemmy.world/post/14770121
Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail - Lemmy.World
Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people
to three years in prison Iraq’s parliament has passed a bill making same-sex
relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison, in a move condemned as an
“attack on human rights”. Transgender people will also be sentenced to three
years in jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law, which were
adopted during a session attended by 170 out of 329 lawmakers on Saturday. A
previous draft had proposed capital punishment for same-sex relations, in what
campaigners had called a “dangerous” escalation. The new amendments enable
courts to sentence people to between 10 and 15 years in prison, according to the
document seen by AFP, in a country where gay and transgender people already face
frequent attacks and discrimination. They also set a minimum seven-year prison
term for “promoting” same-sex relations and a sentence ranging from one to three
years for men who “intentionally” act like women.
Wow.
Two stories in one day about how America brought freedom to Iraq.
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home - Lemmy.World
Officials say unidentified man killed influencer who had previously been
imprisoned over dancing videos A man on a motorbike has shot dead a social media
influencer known as Om Fahad outside her Baghdad home, Iraqi security officials
have said. The unidentified attacker shot Om Fahad in her car in the Zayouna
district on Friday, a security official said, requesting anonymity because he
was not cleared to speak to the media. Another security source said the attacker
appeared to have pretended to be making a food delivery. Om Fahad became known
for lighthearted TikTok videos of herself dancing to Iraqi music wearing
tight-fitting clothes. In February last year, a court sentenced her to six
months in prison for sharing “videos containing indecent speech that undermines
modesty and public morality”.
How is this America’s fault? If anything, this is only happening because the US can’t protect them.
It’s America’s fault because Bush invaded to “bring freedom” to Iraq and then America stayed there for seven years and this is the result a decade later. And you think America should still be occupying Iraq? Should it be annexed as the 51st state or something?
They were a shithole before we invaded and they are still a shithole. We didn’t bomb homophobia into the country.
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