Murder of Anooshe Sediq Ghulam

Who is Murder of Anooshe Sediq Ghulam?

Anooshe Sediq Ghulam, a 22-year-old Afghan refugee in Norway, was killed by her husband, Afghani Nasruddin Shamsi, in an "honor killing".

Anooshe Sediq Ghulam was an ethnic Uzbek and grew up in Mazhar-i-Sharif. She got married to another Usbek, Zaheerudin Shamsi, and became his second wife. According to her own statements to the newspaper Dagbladet she was 13 years old at the time of the marriage. According to the birth date she later gave to Norwegian authorities she was 15 or 16.

The married couple arrived in Norway in May 1999 as asylum seekers. They were granted permanent stay in Norway on humanitarian grounds. Anooshe Ghulam was later granted asylum. The couple had two children.

In summer 2000, she reported her husband to the police for domestic violence. He was incarcerated for a short period. Ghulam sought refuge at a women's center and filed for divorce. After this incident, Anooshe Ghulam was sent to another refugee center, Svanviken flyktningmottak, which was supposed to be a hidden address. Her previous husband, however, became aware of where she lived. After he was observed in an area near Ghulam a restraining order was issued against him and he was once arrested for violating it.