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 ...

Goli Kouhkan was forced into marriage with cousin at 12, gave birth at 13 and was abused for years; she's spared execution ...

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 ...

Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10bn tomans in a diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being put to death by the Islamic regime.

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 ...