Wiki source for Iranian State Media Accused Of Editing Photo Of Beheaded 13-year-old
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Romina Ashrafi was killed with a farming sickle as she slept in her family home in Hovigh, northern Iran, on May 21 as 'punishment' for trying to marry an older man.
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The news was widely reported in Persian-language media, but state-run newspaper Jame Jam appears to have photoshopped an image of Romina to cover her hair.
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image class="left" url="" Iranian state-run newspaper Jame Jam appears to have photoshopped an image of beheaded teenager Romina Ashrafi (actual image right) in order to cover up her hair (left)
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The first image of Romina that went around the world this week showed her standing [[ next]] to a pot of flowers with a pastel green headscarf on.
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The scarf is sitting further back on her head meaning that the front of her hair is showing - which violates Iran's strict modesty laws.
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Another image, which seems to have appeared in Wednesday's edition of the newspaper, shows Romina with her hair fully covered.
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Masih Alinejad, a US-based Iranian journalist who has long campaigned to overturn Iran's modesty laws, tweeted the image along with several other accounts.
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She wrote: 'Shame on Islamic Republic state media for covering Romina's hair by photoshop.
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'She was 13 and murdered by her father. Now they depicting the victim of an honor killing in 'appropriate hijab' for her honor.
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'They killed her again. This is gender apartheid not cultural difference.'
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Alinejad has herself been the target of regime attacks in the past, and her brother is currently in jail in Iran. She is campaigning for his release.
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Romina's killing prompted fury in Iran when it was first reported this week - including by [[ ]] - and has led to calls to toughen up 'honour killing' laws.
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The teenage girl initially fled the family home with 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari after her father expressed outrage at their plans to get married.
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image class="left" url="" The killing of teenager Romina Ashrafi in the Iranian town of Talesh, around 198 miles northwest of the capital, Tehran, has prompted a nationwide outcry
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But both of their families contacted authorities, leading security forces to conduct a five-day hunt before detaining the couple and taking Romina home.
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Local media reported that although Romina told authorities she would be in danger at home and feared for her life, they handed her back as required by law.
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Romina Ashrafi was killed with a farming sickle as she slept in her family home in Hovigh, northern Iran, on May 21 as 'punishment' for trying to marry an older man.
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The news was widely reported in Persian-language media, but state-run newspaper Jame Jam appears to have photoshopped an image of Romina to cover her hair.
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image class="left" url="" Iranian state-run newspaper Jame Jam appears to have photoshopped an image of beheaded teenager Romina Ashrafi (actual image right) in order to cover up her hair (left)
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The first image of Romina that went around the world this week showed her standing [[ next]] to a pot of flowers with a pastel green headscarf on.
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The scarf is sitting further back on her head meaning that the front of her hair is showing - which violates Iran's strict modesty laws.
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Another image, which seems to have appeared in Wednesday's edition of the newspaper, shows Romina with her hair fully covered.
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Masih Alinejad, a US-based Iranian journalist who has long campaigned to overturn Iran's modesty laws, tweeted the image along with several other accounts.
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She wrote: 'Shame on Islamic Republic state media for covering Romina's hair by photoshop.
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'She was 13 and murdered by her father. Now they depicting the victim of an honor killing in 'appropriate hijab' for her honor.
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'They killed her again. This is gender apartheid not cultural difference.'
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Alinejad has herself been the target of regime attacks in the past, and her brother is currently in jail in Iran. She is campaigning for his release.
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Romina's killing prompted fury in Iran when it was first reported this week - including by [[ ]] - and has led to calls to toughen up 'honour killing' laws.
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The teenage girl initially fled the family home with 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari after her father expressed outrage at their plans to get married.
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image class="left" url="" The killing of teenager Romina Ashrafi in the Iranian town of Talesh, around 198 miles northwest of the capital, Tehran, has prompted a nationwide outcry
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But both of their families contacted authorities, leading security forces to conduct a five-day hunt before detaining the couple and taking Romina home.
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Local media reported that although Romina told authorities she would be in danger at home and feared for her life, they handed her back as required by law.
