Iran Executes 'Child Bride' for Killing Husband, Ignoring International Appeals
Iran has executed Samira Sabzian, a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married as a child, despite international appeals for clemency. Sabzian, who had been in prison for a decade, was hanged in Ghezel Hesar prison. She was a victim of domestic violence and had married her husband at the age of 15. Concerns have been raised over the increasing number of executions in Iran this year, with hundreds of people hanged mainly on drugs and murder charges. Amnesty International and the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights have condemned the execution and called for a moratorium on all executions in Iran.