Fatemeh Moradpour, a 15-year-old girl from Lorestan, took her own life after being pressured by her family to marry.
This tragic event occurred on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in Rumeshkan, a town in Lorestan province. Her family had been pressuring her to marry a 40-year-old married man.
Having repeatedly refused the marriage, Fatemeh Moradpour eventually resorted to suicide and hanged herself.
Child brides and early marriage are examples of violence against women. In Iran, the misogynous regime constantly encourages early marriage. At the same time, suicide is rising among child brides and victims of early marriage.
Forced marriage in Iran which is usually done in the case of child marriages is a clear example of violence against women and girls. In the misogynistic regime of Velayat-e-Faqih, the laws have made Iran one of the countries with the lowest age of marriage for girls. The girl’s father or family usually forces these marriages.
UNICEF considers marriages of people under the age of 18 to be an example of child marriage. However, under the mullahs’ misogynistic laws, the minimum legal age for girls to marry in Iran is 13. A girl under the age of 13 can also sit at the wedding table with her father’s permission and that of a judge.
