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Iraq's Personal Status Law Amendment Undermines Women's Rights, Says Human Rights Watch
Oct 15, 2025 11:25 pm CST
Human Rights Watch criticizes Iraq's amended personal status law for restricting women's rights by allowing retroactive application of Shiite religious code in marriages without wives' consent, permitting husbands to divorce unilaterally, and automatically transferring child custody to fathers after age seven, effectively relegating women to second-class citizens in legal matters of marriage, divorce, and family rights.
Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Sep 23, 2025 08:07 pm CST
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
30 Killed As Pak Air Force Drops 8 Bombs On Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Village
Sep 22, 2025 03:50 pm CST
At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in airstrikes by the Pakistani Air Force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday.