Child bride forced to pay abusive husband's family blood money or Iran will execute her

Forced to marry at 12 years old, sources told IranWire her husband began physically and emotionally abusing her after she refused to become pregnant a second time.

MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

(photo credit: YVES HERMAN/REUTERS)

ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 13:58