Father’s beheading of 14-year-old daughter stirs outrage in Iran

Author: Web Desk

A father’s brutal killing of his teenage daughter over her relationship with a man has caused widespread anger in Iran, with President Hassan Rouhani urging lawmakers to work quickly on a bill to prevent violence against women.

Fourteen-year-old Romina Ashrafi fled with a 29-year-old man in mid-May from her home in the town of Talesh, approximately 321km northwest of Tehran.

In traditional societies in the Middle East, including Iran, blame would typically fall on a runaway girl for purportedly having sullied her family’s honor, rather than on an adult male luring away a child.

Romina was found five days after leaving home and taken to a police station, from where her father brought her back home. The girl reportedly told the police she feared a violent reaction from her father.

On Wednesday, a number of national newspapers featured the story prominently and the social media hashtag #RominaAshrafi reportedly has been used thousands times on social media, with most users condemning the killing.

Proposed legislation against honor killings has apparently shuttled for years among various decision-making bodies in Iran.

Romina Ashrafi’s case led Iranian President Hassan Rohani to urge his Cabinet to speed up harsher laws against such killings and he pushed for speedy adoption of relevant legislation.

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