Iran: Iran Reports Increase In Child Marriages
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty’s Radio Farda – August 20, 2021
Iranian officials have reported an increase in the overall number of child marriages last year compared to 2019. According to the Statistics Center of Iran, the marriage rate of girls aged 10-14 last year increased by 10.5 percent compared to 2019. It says 31,379 girls in that age bracket were married in 2020 compared to 28,373 cases the previous year. The legal age for marriage in Iran is 13 years for girls and 15 years for boys, though it is acceptable for children younger to be married with a father’s permission.
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-child-marriages/31420642.html