'Pay £80,000 or Die': Iranian Child Bride Who Married at 12 Faces Execution for Killing Her Abusive Husband

In Iran, Goli Koohkan has spent seven years on death row, after being married at 12 and later convicted of her husband’s killing. (Credit: Pixabay)

Goli Koohkan, a 25-year-old woman from Iran's Baluch minority, faces imminent execution after being convicted of helping to kill her abusive husband. Her only hope of survival is to raise approximately 10 billion tomans (about £80,000) in blood money by December— a sum that remains overwhelming for her and her supporters.

Koohkan's case has become a symbol of the harsh realities facing women and minorities in Iran, drawing attention from human rights organisations worldwide.