Former wife of tobacco baron alleges horrific life entangled in illegal trade

After an arranged marriage to tobacco baron Sam Albion, Kawther Salih says the relationship spiralled into an abusive ...

‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’

Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq ...

War and displacement in Gaza are fueling a rise in early marriage

Majda was destitute. Living in a ragged tent in Gaza with rats and the stench of sewage, she couldn’t support her children ...

Destitute from war, a mother in Gaza made a fateful choice and gave her young daughters in marriage

Majda was destitute. Her husband and eldest son had been killed by Israeli airstrikes. Living in a ragged tent in Gaza with rats and the stench of ...

Takeaways from AP report on how the war in Gaza is driving a rise in early marriage

Israel’s military campaign and the mass displacement in Gaza have fueled an increase in early marriages. Official data show a rise in such marriages.