Married at 14, Pregnant at 15, Dead at 21?

Razieh Ebrahimi was married at 14, had a child at 15, shot her husband at 17 and is now on death row aged just 21.




Charities including Human Rights Watch are fighting to have her sentence repealed and hold it up as an example of brutal capital punishment in Iran and other countries.

International law prohibits the execution of child offenders but in Iran, girls as young as nine and boys aged 15 or older can be killed for some crimes, including murder.

Authorities arrested Ebrahimi – called “Maryam” in the local press – four years ago after she shot her husband in the head as he was sleeping and buried his body in the garden, a source told Human Rights Watch.

Imprisoned in the city of Ahvaz, she admitted guilt and said she snapped after several years of physical and verbal abuse at the hands of her husband.

Human Rights Watch is calling on the Iranian government to prohibit the death penalty for under-18s and impose a moratorium on all passed sentences.


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RAhzieh take heart,you aren't to be blamed but the society you found yourself in.at 14,her teenagehood was snatched away frm her.
God help you dear,dats all i can say.
Sharia law matter isn't an easy one.
#SayNoToChildBrides

wow. i dont have anytin nice to say

At 14, she was subjected to abuse, robbed of her childhood and aspirations, denied her right to health, security and education

Though I do not support murder, I don't blame the girl either
She was only saving her own life
It's a clear case of self defense

zeemoore: At 14, she was subjected to abuse, robbed of her childhood and aspirations, denied her right to health, security and education
Though I do not support murder, I don't blame the girl either
She was only saving her own life
It's a clear case of self defense

Amen, I agree

bad

Hmmm..

No comment for this..

SMH

This is so sad#saynotochildmarriage#

*singing*
'Murder she wrote,Murder she wrote'

Hold on what country? Iran?
Ok I rest my case...

She would have killed her self instead of facing the execution

pweetyholly: This is so sad#saynotochildmarriage#

Sorry not in Arabic countries..

Early marriage has been traditionally practiced in Iran, is to a large extent also endorsed and encouraged by Sharia Law.

Stewpeid law out there

Don't wanna say something that will make my Muslim brothers start attacking me this morning.

#ididn'tsayanything

Wow, so sad... But she is only just a child... On the other hand, shooting a man and burying the corpse, takes a hard hearted fellow to do such.... Dats premeditated murder... D girl should be rehabilitated not killed, she is psychologically affected....

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Can any good news come out of the middle east?

Murder she wrought

Guykhena: *singing*
'Murder she wrote,Murder she wrote'

Hold on what country? Iran?
Ok I rest my case...

murder she wrought

Damn!!!

moderatorr: murder she wrought

"Murder,she wrote," is a tv show...(1978 tv series),,that's what I intended there not the reggae song..

justi4jesu:

Sorry not in Arabic countries..

what is it with diz muslims &their doctrine,wonder what the girls in that country will be goin tru

in as much I pity the young girl she should face the music. why didn't she kill her parents who gave her out. at least she too is a Muslim and would have supported one or two similar sharia punishments in the past. now its her turn. if a Muslim is judged by sharia law we should let it be. they all supports the law.

pweetyholly: what is it with diz muslims &their doctrine,wonder what the girls in that country will be goin tru

Sadly the legal age of marriage in Iran is set at 13 for girls and 15 for boys.

However, the same Act allows girls below 13 and boys below 15 to be wed but conditioned on the consent of their father and the permission of a court judge.

In addition, there are reports that Iranian legal affairs committee is pushing to lower the legal age of marriage for girls back to 9 years of age.

These people and their Law, you never see anything, they rush the marriages like hot Rice. SMH

yerima must be feeling good about himself right now

Killing is killing jor
like ma papa always said 'do the crime and serve the time' in jail ofcourse
simple

njokusboy: Wow, so sad... But she is only just a child... On the other hand, shooting a man and burying the corpse, takes a hard hearted fellow to do such.... Dats premeditated murder... D girl should be rehabilitated not killed, she is psychologically affected....

Gbam u hv hit d nail on d head. Tht is y d chibok girls shld be releasd. So dey dnt get to be psychological traumatisd

njokusboy: Wow, so sad... But she is only just a child... On the other hand, shooting a man and burying the corpse, takes a hard hearted fellow to do such.... Dats premeditated murder... D girl should be rehabilitated not killed, she is psychologically affected....

Gbam u hv hit d nail on d head. Tht is y d chibok girls shld be releasd. So dey dnt get to be psychologically traumatisd and a menace to society.

Hmmm na wah!

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