Editorial: Another activist assassinated

Reham Yacoub is yet another activist who has been assassinated in Iraq.

#ريهام_يعقوب she was a beautiful human she lived great done amazing and died over a terorrist!! what a world!?! she made a point we love u and thank you for everything you've done to the women in your country you were the screaming voice of the silence unfair RIP #RehamYacoub

7:48 AM · Aug 25, 2020

 Did you hear about it?  

 

It is news that matters:

Prominent Iraqi Women’s Rights Activist Reham Yacoub Gunned Down In Iraq, gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on a car in the southern city of Basra Wednesday, killing women’s rights activist Reham Yacoub & injuring two of her companions. https://democracynow.org/2020/8/21/headlines/prominent_iraqi_womens_rights_activist_reham_yacoub_gunned_down_in_basra… via

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Prominent Iraqi Women’s Rights Activist Reham Yacoub Gunned Down in Basra

In Iraq, a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on a car in the southern city of Basra Wednesday, killing women’s rights activist Reham Yacoub and injuring two

 

 Good for Amy Goodman for covering it -- even if it was just a headline.  That's a great deal more than a lot of outlets in the US have offered.