The content originally appeared on: CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN)The beheading of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly by her husband, in western Iran's Khuzestan province last week has once again raised concern over the country's laws around murder and gender-based violence. Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) referred to the alleged murder as an 'honor killing.' A video began circulating showing the husband, Sajjad Heydari, walking in the provincial capital of Ahvaz while smiling and carrying his wife's severed head, IRNA […]
