According to Hengaw, an organization that monitors human rights in Iran, 18-year-old Parastoo Shahbazi was brutally murdered by her 29-year-old husband in Dehgolan. The tragic femicide occurred on Monday evening, May 29.
Prasto Shahbazi was forced to marry Payam Sharif, addicted to drugs, when she was only 12 years old. She leaves behind an 18-month-old child.
A 18-yr-old woman was brutally murdered by her 29-yr-old husband in Dehgolan.Parastoo Shahbazi, mother of an 18-month-old child, was first violently hanged by her husband and then stabbed to death brutally. She was a victim of child marriage.#StopFemicide#WomanLifeFreedom pic.twitter.com/TCFdb03nJk
— StopFemicideIran (@FemicideIran) May 31, 2023
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We are pleased to announce the release of our 2023 report, titled "Unveiling the Silenced Voices: Mapping Private and State Sponsored Femicide in Iran." This report sheds light on the harrowing reality of femicide in Iran, where approximately one woman is killed every other day simply for being a woman.
In addition to the full report, we have also prepared a summary of the mid-year report, highlighting key developments and insights from the first half of the year.
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