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Jakarta –
A gunman riding a motorbike shot a famous social media influencer Irak, Uncle Fahad, in Baghdad. The TikToker died after being shot.
Reported by AFP, Saturday (27/4/2024), an unknown person (OTK) shot Om Fahad in his car in the Zayouna district. This was revealed by a security official who asked not to be named because he was not permitted to speak to the media.
Another security source said the attacker appeared to be pretending to be making a food delivery.
Om Fahad became famous for his cheerful TikTok videos of himself dancing to Iraqi music while wearing tight clothes.
In February 2023, a court sentenced him to six months in prison for sharing “videos containing indecent remarks that undermine public decency and morality.”
The Iraqi government launched a campaign last year to clean up social media content deemed to violate Iraqi “morals and traditions.”
An interior ministry committee was set up to scour TikTok, YouTube and other platforms for clips deemed offensive. Several influencers have been arrested, according to authorities.
Despite years of war and sectarian conflict following the 2003 US invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein, Iraq has returned to normalcy.
Yet civil liberties – for women, sexual minorities and other groups – remain restricted in conservative societies.
In 2018, model and influencer Tara Fares was shot dead by gunmen in Baghdad.
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