Some sources say she was shot and killed by her husband, read below:
Iraqi women's rights activist shot dead in Basra
MEE staff
Suad al-Ali, leader of a human rights organisation and a major presence in recent demonstrations, was shot dead on Tuesday in central Basra
Rights activist Suad al-Ali, speaking at a press conference (Twitter)
Wednesday 26 September 2018 13:28 UTC
The Iraqi women's rights activist has been shot dead in the middle of Basra, in the south of the country. The killing took place on Tuesday.
Campaigners have condemned the killing of the human rights campaigner, Suad al-Ali , who was an organiser of recent protests against power cuts and water shortages in the southern Iraqi city.
A video posted online on Tuesday showed Suad al-Ali, head of Al-Weed al-Alaiami For Human Rights, being shot dead on a street in the city's Abbasiya district while waiting by a car with another man who was reportedly injured in the incident. Some outlets, including the BBC, have identified the man as her husband.
Read more at: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/campaign-groups-condemn-murder-basra-womens-rights-activist-1322723401
