On October 14, 2023, in Piranshahr, a 21-year-old woman named Taruskeh Abdollahzadeh fell victim to an honor killing orchestrated by her family. Taruskeh, who had been forced into child and forced marriage, was brutally attacked and murdered by her father, husband, and father-in-law. Despite being the mother of two young children, she was forced into marriage with her cousin at a young age under family pressure. Taruskeh attempted to flee but was captured and taken to her uncle's house, where she suffered severe beatings resulting in broken hands, legs, head, face, and neck, ultimately leading to her death by hanging with a noose. The father, along with his brother and cousin, confessed to the killing and accepted responsibility for the crime.
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