Du’a Khalil Aswad
“In a short mobile video clip which appears to have been taken by locals at [the scene] of the murder, the girl is seen being ambushed on her way home by a group of up to 1000 men who were waiting for her to return; the men killed her in the most brutal way possible, by throwing large stones on her head. The following clips show that while she is alive and crying for help she is taunted and kicked in her stomach until someone finishes her off by throwing a large stone on her face. From the clips it appears that the girl was first stripped naked to symbolize that she had dishonored her family and her Yezidi religion. She is lying on the road naked while her smashed face is covered with blood and still breathing.”
– According to the Assyrian National News Agency, as quoted on Salon’s Broadsheet.
This is particularly horrifying. I can barely wrap my mind around it. There are a few links at the Broadsheet post where you can show your support for organizations preventing violence against women; if you feel as I do, consider throwing some money their way. And if you’re still not convinced, head over to Whedonesque for a particularly eloquent comment by Joss Whedon (father of Buffy the Vampire Slayer).