Horror as Forced Marriage Bride, 12, Sentenced to Death as Abusive Husband Dies

Horror as forced marriage bride, 12, sentenced to death as abusive husband dies

Goli Kouhkan was forced into marrying her cousin at 12 and became a mother at 13.

IMANI: Iran to Hang Abused Child Bride

Halt the Execution of Goli Kouhkan Now The Islamic Republic of Iran stands poised to unleash yet another atrocity, dangling the life of Goli Kouhkan – a 25-year-old Baluch warrior forged in the fires of child marriage and unrelenting abuse – from the gallows of injustice. This regime, a fortress of oppression built on the bones of ... Read more The post IMANI: Iran to Hang Abused Child Bride appeared first on Granite Grok.

Life spared of Iran child bride sentenced to death: judiciary

A woman sentenced to death by Iran over the death of her husband who she married while a child will not be hanged after she was "forgiven" by the family of the victim, the Iranian judiciary announced on Tuesday. Goli Kouhkan, a member of the Baluch minority without documentation and now aged 25, had been set to be executed this month in a case that had caused widespread international concern. UN rights experts last week urged Iran to halt the ex…