Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl

Police let teenager who ran away be taken back home by father despite her fears he would be violent

Iran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry.

Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran.

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