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Two pregnant Venezuelan asylum-seekers in different states face uncertain futures for their babies' U.S. citizenship due to a Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions against Trump's order to end birthright citizenship, potentially creating a patchwork of policies and increasing fears among immigrant communities.
The parents and uncle of an 18-year-old Pakistani woman, Saman Abbas, were convicted of her murder in Italy after she refused to marry a cousin in Pakistan. Her body was found a year and a half after she went missing, and an autopsy revealed a broken neck bone, possibly caused by strangulation. The parents were sentenced to life in prison, the uncle received a 14-year prison term, and two cousins were found not guilty. The trial highlighted the issue of violence against women who resist arranged marriages in Italy. Arranged marriages are common among conservative Pakistanis, and "honor killings" are carried out as punishment for alleged adultery or illicit sexual behavior.
The parents and uncle of an 18-year-old Pakistani woman, Saman Abbas, were convicted of her murder in Italy after she refused to marry a cousin in their homeland. Saman's body was found in an abandoned farmhouse a year and a half after she went missing. Her parents were sentenced to life in prison, while her uncle received a 14-year prison term. Two cousins were found not guilty. The trial is part of a series of criminal investigations in Italy involving the mistreatment of immigrant women who resist arranged marriages. Saman had embraced Western ways and had a boyfriend, which angered her parents. She had expressed fear for her life due to her refusal to marry an older man in Pakistan.
An Italian court has sentenced the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-old Pakistani woman, Saman Abbas, to prison for her murder after she refused to marry a cousin in Pakistan. Her body was found a year and a half after she went missing, with an autopsy revealing a broken neck bone possibly caused by strangulation. The trial highlighted the issue of honor killings and mistreatment of immigrant women in Italy who resist forced marriages.