Kurdish transgender woman shot by brother had been hiding from family

Doski Azad who had been supporting herself by working as a makeup artist since her family turned her back on her as a teenager. Photograph: __kurd__gay__

The Kurdish transgender woman Doski Azad shot dead by her brother last month had been living in hiding from her family after repeated death threats, friends have said.

According to friends, Azad had had to move home regularly after several death threats by male members of her family.