Image-based abuse is not just nudes, warns actress

For Ayesha Omar, the argument is not theoretical. The actress, who has worked in Pakistan’s film and television industry for more than 20 years, says her own images were stolen and circulated long before social media made such exposure commonplace. Photographs taken on a holiday over a decade ago in Thailand with a female friend, on a beach, where she wore a one-piece swimsuit and shorts, were taken from a laptop without her knowledge and posted online.