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04/10/2019 GMT

The BBC investigates Iraq's secret sex trade

BBC World Service - World Update, The BBC investigates Iraq's secret sex trade

The BBC uncovers the Iraqi clerics who sexually exploit children and women for profit

A BBC investigation uncovers how “pleasure marriage” is being used to sexually exploit children and young women by religious figures in Iraq.

The BBC’s Nawal al-Maghafi uncovers how “pleasure marriage” is being used to sexually exploit children and young women by religious figures in Iraq. 

Also in the programme: Face masks banned in Hong Kong to stop protests, the mind-controlled exoskeleton suit.
 
(IMAGE: The BBC’s Nawal al-Maghafi in Iraq  CREDIT: BBC)

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