Outrage as Iran Executes Child Bride Victim Hanifeh Avandi
Evil Iranian regime hangs child bride victim – 'where is Greta Thunberg's flotilla?'
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The execution of 24-year-old Hanifeh Avandi, a victim of forced marriage in Iran, has sparked global outrage. Executed on April 19 in Tabriz, Avandi was sentenced to death after allegedly killing her husband, whom she was forced to marry at 17. Activists are calling for international attention to the plight of women in similar situations.
- 01Hanifeh Avandi was executed under the qisas principle, which allows for retaliation in kind under Islamic law.
- 02Avandi was reportedly forced into marriage at the age of 17 with a disabled man and suffered severe psychological distress during her imprisonment.
- 03Human rights activist Turkan Bozkurt highlighted the systemic issues leading to Avandi's execution, including forced marriage and inadequate legal protections.
- 04Rachel Avraham, a journalist and CEO of the Dona Gracia Center for Diplomacy, condemned the execution as a form of rape and called for global outrage.
- 05Avraham questioned the silence of prominent human rights organizations and activists, including the Me Too Movement and Greta Thunberg.
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The execution of Hanifeh Avandi, a 24-year-old Turkish woman from Tabriz, Iran, has ignited widespread condemnation. Human rights organization Hengaw reported that Avandi was executed on April 19, 2023, in Tabriz Central Prison after being sentenced to death under the Islamic legal principle of qisas, which permits retaliation in kind. Avandi, who was forced into marriage at 17 with a disabled man, allegedly killed her husband after enduring 11 months of a traumatic marriage. Activists claim that her execution symbolizes systemic failures in protecting vulnerable women in Iran. Turkan Bozkurt, a human rights activist, emphasized that Avandi's circumstances, including her forced marriage and mental distress during imprisonment, contributed to her tragic fate. Rachel Avraham, an Israeli journalist, called for global outrage, questioning the silence of international human rights organizations and movements like Me Too. She urged for more attention to the plight of women in Iran, particularly those at risk of execution due to oppressive laws. Avandi's case highlights the urgent need for reform and international advocacy for women's rights in Iran.
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Avandi's execution raises awareness of the dire conditions faced by women in Iran, particularly those subjected to forced marriages and oppressive legal systems.
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