Under Article 1041 of the Iranian Civil Code, girls under 13 and boys under 15 can legally marry with the consent of a paternal legal guardian and court approval, with no absolute minimum age set.

The reported execution of a child bride victim in Iran has sparked widespread condemnation. Human rights organization Hengaw reported on April 29 that Iranian authorities had hanged Hanifeh Avandi, a ...

Iran is one of the few countries in the world that still applies the death penalty at scale. Human rights organisations recorded at least 1,639 executions in Iran in 2025 — the highest annual figure ...