What happened to mother-daughter journalists Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat?

The World

You might expect the double murder of journalists Orouba Barakat and her 23-year-old daughter Halla Barakat in Istanbul would trigger an international investigation. But more than three years on — what happened to the two women remains a mystery. Reporter Fariba Nawa has more.

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