Forced marriage
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Ruqia was murdered by the man she was forced to wed. Her mother has now been jailed over the marriage
Woman who forced daughter to marry her killer should be jailed to deter others, Victorian court told
Mother found guilty of forcing 20-year-old daughter to marry older man who later murdered her
Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women
‘Honour-based’ abuse in England increases 60% in two years
Global political influence may make assault and forced marriage more frequent and severe, say experts
‘I’m not a toy’: how an antiquated tradition of forced marriage wrecked one girl’s life
Despite a ban on ‘ghag’ forced marriages, a man laid claim to Inteha when she was 12 years old. Now she lives in fear as her family fights for her right to marry the man of her choice
Weatherwatch
Extreme weather events linked to increased child and forced marriages Researchers say families under stress unable to support daughters and look to marry them off
UK politicians stigmatising Muslims over Islamist terrorism, report finds
UK’s forced marriage unit underfunded and too Muslim-focused, report to say
Somaiya Begum: man jailed for life for murder of niece who refused marriage
Mohammed Taroos Khan killed 20-year-old at home in Bradford after she would not marry man in Pakistan
Rights and freedom
‘No escape’ for Afghan girls forced out of education and into early marriageAs the Taliban denies women access to any schooling, there has been a rise in students being married off to ease family poverty
Rights and freedom
Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a ‘surge of exploitation’New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage
How we met
How we met: ‘My family wanted an arranged marriage, but I couldn’t bear the idea’Namerah, 25, and Farhan, 30, met in 2014 while they were both studying in Malaysia. They now live in Bangladesh with their two cats
Sisters allegedly murdered by husbands in Pakistan ‘honour’ killing
Six men arrested after Pakistani-Spanish women tricked into travelling to Gujrat where they were shot
Rights and freedom
Parliament to vote on bill to ban child marriage in England and WalesMarriage of under-18s associated with risk of domestic, sexual and ‘honour’-based violence, say MPs, who will vote on Friday
The Guardian view on predatory marriage: new safeguards are needed
Editorial: The state has taken too casual an approach. Of course a person’s capacity to marry should be checked
Rights and freedom
‘I’m one of them’: the FGM survivor providing a lifeline in LeedsThe Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: not an American debacle but Afghans’ tragedy
Women report Afghanistan
‘Nowhere to go’: divorced Afghan women in peril as the Taliban close inWomen report Afghanistan
‘I worry my daughters will never know peace’: women flee the Taliban – again
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