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A man was seen in the main street of the city early in the morning, holding the body of his dead wife, reportedly saying "I loved her, so I killed her." The killing triggered fury across the city, causing demonstrators to fill the streets throughout the day, protesting recent court rulings offering penalty abatement for femicide and thus justifying "honor" killings. (SO/MocuPictures)

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Ala (16) sits on the bed while Mahu (21) gets ready for the wedding night. Arha is one of the last villages in the area where the tradition of guests preparing the newly wed couple for sexual intercourse still exists. Guests leave the room when bride and groom are fully naked. This is considered to be encouraging rather than embarrassing, although less and less newly weds follow the tradition. (SO/MocuPictures)

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"We are not allowed to leave the factory building that also accommodates the dormitories. We barely see the sunlight, and work twelve hours a day," said an immigrant textile worker in the dormitory she shares with twenty other fellow workers. (SO/MocuPictures)

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A model waited for her turn on the catwalk for the much debated fur collection of a fashion designer. Animal rights defenders harshly criticized the designer for using bear fur in his winter collection. (SO/MocuPictures)