Fatemeh Moradpour
Age: 15
Suicide : October 2, 2024
Residence: Rumeshkan, Lorestan
Excuse: Forced marriage
On October 2, 2024, Fatemeh Moradpour, a 15-year-old girl from Rumeshkan in Lorestan province, committed suicide by hanging after being pressured by her family to marry a married man. Her family was attempting to marry her off to a 40-year-old married man.
Despite her young age, she repeatedly expressed her opposition to the marriage. Unable to endure her family's persistence, she ultimately hanged herself and passed away.
روز گذشته، فاطمه مرادپور،دختر ۱۵ ساله ساکن رومشکان واقع در استان لرستان که توسط خانواده خود برای ازدواج با یک مرد متاهل تحت فشار بود، از طریق حلق آویز کردن دست به خودکشی زد.خانواده این نوجوان در تلاش بودند که فرزندشان را به عقد یک مرد ۴۰ ساله متاهل درآورند. #زن_کشی#StopFemicide pic.twitter.com/jRnznKVcki
— StopFemicideIran (@FemicideIran) October 3, 2024
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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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