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Turkish girl, 16, buried alive for talking to boys
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/04/girl-buried-alive-turkey
Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl they say was buried alive by relatives in an "honour" killing carried out as punishment for talking to boys.
The girl, who has been identified only by the initials MM, was found in a sitting position with her hands tied, in a two-metre hole dug under a chicken pen outside her home in Kahta, in the south-eastern province of Adiyaman.
Police made the discovery in December after a tip-off from an informant, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on its website.
The girl had previously been reported missing.
The informant told the police she had been killed following a family "council" meeting.
Her father and grandfather are said to have been arrested and held in custody pending trial. It is unclear whether they have been charged. The girl's mother was arrested but was later released.
Media reports said the father had told relatives he was unhappy that his daughter – one of nine children – had male friends. The grandfather is said to have beaten her for having relations with the opposite sex.
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H/T to Peter Daou for the tip. http://twitter.com/peterdaou
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It is one atrocity after another. A young 13 year-old girl who was raped was stoned to death in a football stadium. From the BBC story:
According to Amnesty International, nurses were sent to check during the stoning whether the victim was still alive. They removed her from the ground and declared that she was, before she was replaced so the stoning could continue You can read the whole story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7708169.stm