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September 11, 2023

Forced marriage victim, 14, killed by brother in Ravansar

Mona Aghaei, a 14-year-old girl, was killed by her brother on 24 August in Ravansar, Kermanshah province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Aghaei, a victim of forced child marriage, had been trying to get a divorce, a decision that was strongly opposed by her family. According to statistics compiled by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), there have been at least 11 documented...

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