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Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that ...

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"It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of ... A significant number of the women were victims of domestic violence, child marriage or forced marriage," she added.

A significant number of the women were victims of domestic violence, child marriage or forced marriage," she added. Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist who won election as Iran's president in July 2024 ...