Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining Isis

Human Rights Watch condemns court for issuing death penalty for non-violent crimes

Islamic State flag
An Islamic State flag in northern Iraq
(Image credit: Getty)

A court in Iraq has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging after they were found guilty of belonging to the Islamic State terror group.

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