child marriage

After Iraq legalizes child marriage, the bride market in Baghdad is booming as young girls are sold to older men

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After Iraq legalizes child marriage, the bride market in Baghdad is booming as young girls are sold to older men

Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means girls can marry based on perceived “maturity and physical ability”. Baghdad’s bride industry has seen a huge boom since Iraq outlawed child marriage, and human rights groups have warned that girls are being auctioned off in black market sales to elderly men, a Sunday Times … Read more

Iran frees child bride from death penalty after paying family of dead abuser

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Iran frees child bride from death penalty after paying family of dead abuser

Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10 billion tomans in diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being killed by the Islamic regime. Goli Koukhan, a child bride and victim of domestic violence, was spared the death penalty in Iran after she was able to collect enough diyah (blood money) to compensate … Read more