Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, defying an international campaign for clemency, rights groups said. Samira Sabzian, who had ...

Iranian authorities have freed a woman who was condemned to hanging over the killing of her husband who she married while a child, in a case that sparked international concern over the plight of women ...

The woman had married her husband when she was just 12 — Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Iranian authorities have freed a woman who was condemned to hanging over the killing of her husband who she married while a ...

The woman had married her husband when she was just 12 - Copyright AFP Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV The woman had married her husband when she was just 12 - Copyright AFP ...

Human rights groups and others have condemned the execution of a woman in Iran who was found guilty of killing the man she was forced to marry as a child. Amnesty International said it "is horrified ...

PARIS (AFP) — Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, defying an international campaign for clemency, rights groups said. Samira ...

On the floor in front of the couple lay the ritual symbols of the Moslem wedding—a Koran resting on gold brocade, a golden mirror to symbolize brightness and joy, bowls fashioned out of crystal candy ...