Persian2English – Farshid Yazdani, a member of the Association for the Defense of Children’s Rights, has raised the flag on the increasing rate of the marriage of girls under the age of 10 in Iran. He stated that in 2009, 449 girls under the age of 10 were married off. The number increased to […]
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More than 800,000 children married in Iran
The latest statistics on the marriage of Iranian children shows that under-aged girls are married more than under-aged boys.
Syria troops have killed more than 250 children, UN report finds
Syrian security forces have committed “crimes against humanity” since widespread anti-government protests began in March, according to a damning UN report (pdf) that will add to the mounting pressure on the president, Bashar al-Assad.
One month since his arrest, Houman Fakhar remains incommunicado
Even though a month has gone by since the arrest of children’s rights activist and member of One Million Signatures Campaign Houman Fakhar, there is still no news of him.
Letter from Prison: Nasrin Sotoudeh explains to her children why she can’t see them
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s newest letter to her two children Letter by Nasrin Sotoudeh
186 children victims of Syrian revolution so far
Asharq Alawsat – Recent statistics obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat confirm that 186 children and 98 women have been killed since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution on 15 March. The youngest Syrian child killed during the revolution was just 2 months old, whilst the eldest was 18 years old.
Iranian regime exposes children to public executions
Iran Human Rights – Following the October 12th public executions of four young men in Khomeini Shahr, the state-run Fars News Agency published more than 20 pictures showing the hangings and the spectators. In one of the pictures a small child is seen watching the executions.
3 children forced into marriage in Western Azarbaijan
The head of the Western Azarbaijan Registry Department said that three marriages of girls under 10 years old were registered from the beginning of the [Persian] year [which started in March 25]…
Death sentences of mothers to be reviewed
Three women and two men facing execution for drug trafficking offences in Iran after unfair trials are believed to have had their cases sent for review by Iran’s Amnesty and Clemency Commission. A decision is expected on ’Id al-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan, which falls at the end of August.
Impact of Harassment & Imprisonment on Children of Human Rights Activists
Asieh Amini, journalist and human rights activist once said: ”Our children aren’t civil activists or political activists. Nevertheless they experience double the suffering. They first suffer when their parents’ activism makes them aware of the hostility and violence and cruelty that exist in society. Then they suffer from the political violence imposed on their parents […]