Iraqi influencer is murdered in front of her home in Baghdad

Ghufran Sawadi, known as Om Fahad, was popular on TikTok and had almost half a million followers; She was killed on Friday the 26th

Summary
Iraqi tiktoker Ghufran Sawadi, known as Om Fahad, was shot dead this Friday (26) in front of her home in Baghdad. She had previously been convicted of publishing content deemed ‘indecent’ on social media.

One famous Iraqi tiktokerwho was sentenced to prison in 2023 for publishing content considered ‘indecent’ on social media, was shot to death this Friday, the 26th, in front of the house where he lived in Baghdad. Ghufran Sawadi, known as Om Fahad on social media, he was popular on TikTok and had almost half a million followers.

Security camera footage recorded the crime. They show the moment when a lone attacker, wearing dark clothes and a helmet, walks towards the car. Om Fahad and shoots her. The Iraqi Interior Ministry will investigate the crime, the report said. Reuters.

In February 2023, Om Fahad was sentenced to six months in prison after a court ruled that her videos contained “indecent speech that undermines public modesty and morality.” Five more online content creators also received prison sentences of up to two years at the time, and investigations were launched against others.

The convictions came shortly after the Iraqi government created a committee to try to “discover obscene and degrading content” on social media, to protect “morals and family traditions” in Iraqi society. In addition to the committee, an online platform was also created for population could report content considered inappropriate.

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