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According to the Iran Human Rights Group they were among 32 people executed in the past week alone. A former child bride, convicted of later killing the man she had married at the age of 15 ...

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that ...

"It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of ... A significant number of the women were victims of domestic violence, child marriage or forced marriage," she added.

The legislation passed amid a chaotic session on Tuesday, sparking fears over its negative impact on women’s rights, judicial integrity, and accountability.