An Iranian
child bride, Zeinab Sokian could be hanged within weeks after she was sentenced
to death for allegedly murdering her abusive husband. She was sentenced to
death for the 2012 murder of her husband, when she was just 17.
However, Zeinab married another prisoner while in jail and
fell pregnant, and as Iranian law prevents pregnant women from being executed
her death sentence was delayed.
However, on September 30 she gave birth to a stillborn child
in Euromieh central prison in northern Iran, meaning she could now be put to
death within weeks.
Zeinab, who hails from a small village in Iran, was just 15
when she married her first husband. Under Iranian law girls can marry at
13-years-old and boys at 15, although international human rights organisations
say both parties in a marriage should be aged 18 or over.
During her trial, Zeinab claimed that her husband frequently
beat and abused her, a source told Human Rights Watch. However, her claims were
dismissed by the court.
The human rights organisation says that Zeinab was informed
by authorities this week her execution could take place in the coming weeks.
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