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Viral Video Shows Family Lecturing 25-Year-Old Woman On Marriage, Sparks Debate
In the video, relatives are heard warning that her "glow" will fade with age and that delaying marriage could create problems.
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Video: Bihar Police Aspirant Drugged And Dragged Into Forced Marriage
A young man who was preparing for the Bihar Police recruitment exam was allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and forced to marry a girl against his will in Bihar's Samastipur district.
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16-Year-Old Allegedly Forced Into Marriage In Bengaluru, Case Filed: Cops
A case was registered in connection with an incident where a 16-year-old girl was allegedly forced into marriage at a mosque in Anepalya here recently, police said on Wednesday.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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Bihar Teacher Kidnapped On Way To School, Forced To Marry Woman At Gunpoint
Avnish Kumar had recently cleared the Bihar Public Service Commission exam to become a teacher. On Friday, he was kidnapped, beaten and then forced to marry a woman.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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Rajasthan Girl, 13, Forced Into Marriage, Raped For 10 Days: Cops
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly forced into a marriage and raped for 10 days in Ajmer, police said.
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Bihar Teacher Abducted, Forced To Marry Kidnapper's Daughter At Gunpoint
Gautam Kumar had recently cleared the Bihar Public Service Commission exam to become a teacher. On Wednesday, three to four people arrived at his school and forcibly took him away. Within 24 hours, he was forced to marry.
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UN Urges Pak For Action On Coerced Religious Conversions, Forced Marriage
The United Nations expressed alarm at the spike in the number of abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of minor women from religious minorities in Pakistan and called for immediate efforts to prevent this crime and ensure justice for victim.
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Jharkhand Court Protects Woman From Forced Marriage To Man Double Her Age
The High Court of Jharkhand on Tuesday came to the rescue of a 26-year-old woman whose relatives allegedly want to marry her off to someone double her age as they are opposed to her relationship with a man of another religion.
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Hindu Girl, 13, Allegedly Kidnapped In Pakistan's Sindh: Report
A 13-year-old girl belonging to the Hindu community in Pakistan's Sindh province has reportedly been abducted last week while she was returning from the market.
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50 Million Globally Were Living In "Modern Slavery" In 2021: UN Report
Around 50 million people globally were living in "modern slavery" in 2021, according to a UN report, which said that the Covid pandemic has led to an increased risk of forced marriages in countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Egypt.
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50 Million People Trapped In "Modern Slavery", Says UN
Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said today, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years.
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Sikh Woman Forcibly Married To Muslim In Pakistan, Protests Erupt: Report
Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community staged a protest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against police inaction in a case involving the forcible marriage of a Sikh woman to a Muslim man.
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No Court Relief To Mumbai Woman Who Alleged Torture By Husband
The Bombay High Court has refused to annul the marriage of a 33-year-old woman, who claimed that she was forced to marry the man and was physically assaulted and tortured by him since she was 14 years old.
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Viral Video Shows Family Lecturing 25-Year-Old Woman On Marriage, Sparks Debate
In the video, relatives are heard warning that her "glow" will fade with age and that delaying marriage could create problems.
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Video: Bihar Police Aspirant Drugged And Dragged Into Forced Marriage
A young man who was preparing for the Bihar Police recruitment exam was allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and forced to marry a girl against his will in Bihar's Samastipur district.
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16-Year-Old Allegedly Forced Into Marriage In Bengaluru, Case Filed: Cops
A case was registered in connection with an incident where a 16-year-old girl was allegedly forced into marriage at a mosque in Anepalya here recently, police said on Wednesday.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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Bihar Teacher Kidnapped On Way To School, Forced To Marry Woman At Gunpoint
Avnish Kumar had recently cleared the Bihar Public Service Commission exam to become a teacher. On Friday, he was kidnapped, beaten and then forced to marry a woman.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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Rajasthan Girl, 13, Forced Into Marriage, Raped For 10 Days: Cops
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly forced into a marriage and raped for 10 days in Ajmer, police said.
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Bihar Teacher Abducted, Forced To Marry Kidnapper's Daughter At Gunpoint
Gautam Kumar had recently cleared the Bihar Public Service Commission exam to become a teacher. On Wednesday, three to four people arrived at his school and forcibly took him away. Within 24 hours, he was forced to marry.
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UN Urges Pak For Action On Coerced Religious Conversions, Forced Marriage
The United Nations expressed alarm at the spike in the number of abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of minor women from religious minorities in Pakistan and called for immediate efforts to prevent this crime and ensure justice for victim.
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Jharkhand Court Protects Woman From Forced Marriage To Man Double Her Age
The High Court of Jharkhand on Tuesday came to the rescue of a 26-year-old woman whose relatives allegedly want to marry her off to someone double her age as they are opposed to her relationship with a man of another religion.
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Hindu Girl, 13, Allegedly Kidnapped In Pakistan's Sindh: Report
A 13-year-old girl belonging to the Hindu community in Pakistan's Sindh province has reportedly been abducted last week while she was returning from the market.
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50 Million Globally Were Living In "Modern Slavery" In 2021: UN Report
Around 50 million people globally were living in "modern slavery" in 2021, according to a UN report, which said that the Covid pandemic has led to an increased risk of forced marriages in countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Egypt.
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50 Million People Trapped In "Modern Slavery", Says UN
Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said today, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years.
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Sikh Woman Forcibly Married To Muslim In Pakistan, Protests Erupt: Report
Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community staged a protest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against police inaction in a case involving the forcible marriage of a Sikh woman to a Muslim man.
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No Court Relief To Mumbai Woman Who Alleged Torture By Husband
The Bombay High Court has refused to annul the marriage of a 33-year-old woman, who claimed that she was forced to marry the man and was physically assaulted and tortured by him since she was 14 years old.
