Tag Archives : honor killing

Tulay Goren, 15 year old teenager is from Woodford Green, in the north of London. This Kurdish Turk went missing in 1999 after her affair with her boyfriend Halil Unal, 41. Her body was never found after her mysterious disappearance. The father of the girl, Mehmet Goren, 49 has been alleged to murder his daughter in the name of “honor killing”. [...]

UK authorities have granted permanent asylum in the United Kingdom to a Saudi princess who had a child out of wedlock with a British. Had this not happened and mother and child return to Saudi Arabia, both run the risk of being meted the capital punishment by flogging or stoning to death. The identity of the couple will be kept confidential by order [...]