The same law provided incentives for early marriage such as interest free ... to obtain a passport and travel outside the country. Iranian girls and women are protesting discriminatory rules ...

This included lowering the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 9, and girls this young can still be married in Iran today. Iranian women have not only been forced to veil but have been ...

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"We Iranian girls are not afraid of anything anymore ... "Our young people are under a lot of pressure," she said. A home, a car, and marriage are all "far-fetched dreams." ...

A new United Nations report says that Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people ...

Now she fears other young girls will be subjected to similar ordeals if lawmakers pass proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9 ...

A female Iranian rock climber climber who competed in an oversea competition without a hijab has been forced to leave the country after facing persecution. Elnaz Rekabi gained global attention ...