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Iranian Child Bride Escapes Death Row After Family Accepts Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Dec 12, 2025 04:57 pm CST
A 25-year-old former child bride in Iran gained freedom from death row after her deceased husband's family accepted blood money of Rs 85 lakh. Goli Kouhkan, forced into marriage at age 12, faced execution for the death of her abusive husband in 2018. Her case highlights the plight of women and child brides under Iran's qisas law, where many women are executed for killing abusive partners.
British Grandmother to Return Home After Decade on Indonesia's Death Row for Drug Trafficking
Oct 21, 2025 07:54 pm CST
Indonesia has agreed to repatriate Lindsay Sandiford, a British grandmother who has spent over a decade on death row for cocaine trafficking. The seriously ill prisoner, now in her late 60s, will return to the UK following an agreement signed between Indonesian and British officials. This repatriation continues Indonesia's recent trend of releasing high-profile foreign drug offenders despite maintaining some of the world's toughest narcotics laws.