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| Teenage bride forced to take 'virginity tests' kills herself 40 days after arranged marriage | Teenage bride forced to take 'virginity tests' kills herself 40 days after arranged marriage |
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| A bride killed herself after her husband rejected the results of the virginity tests she was forced to take. | A bride killed herself after her husband rejected the results of the virginity tests she was forced to take. |
| Rajabbi Khurshed, 18, killed herself 40 days after her arranged marriage with Zafar Pirov, 40, in the village of Charbogh, Tajikistan. | Rajabbi Khurshed, 18, killed herself 40 days after her arranged marriage with Zafar Pirov, 40, in the village of Charbogh, Tajikistan. |
| Pirov demanded his wife take two further virginity tests in addition to the government-required exam in Tajikistan. | Pirov demanded his wife take two further virginity tests in addition to the government-required exam in Tajikistan. |
| He then asked for a second wife after refusing to believe the results. | He then asked for a second wife after refusing to believe the results. |
| Ms Khurshed's family told Radio Free Europe their daughter told them on her deathbed she had been under enormous pressure from her husband and "couldn't take it any longer." | Ms Khurshed's family told Radio Free Europe their daughter told them on her deathbed she had been under enormous pressure from her husband and "couldn't take it any longer." |
| Her mother, Fazila Mirzoeva, described her daughter as a victim of "slander and violence". | Her mother, Fazila Mirzoeva, described her daughter as a victim of "slander and violence". |
| Pirov has been charged with driving his new wife to suicide. He could face up to eight years in prison. | Pirov has been charged with driving his new wife to suicide. He could face up to eight years in prison. |
| He defended himself, telling RFE/RL: "My wife gave me a written statement that she allows me to get a second wife because she wasn't a virgin when we got married." | He defended himself, telling RFE/RL: "My wife gave me a written statement that she allows me to get a second wife because she wasn't a virgin when we got married." |
| Pre-marriage virginity tests for women are common in Tajikistan. | Pre-marriage virginity tests for women are common in Tajikistan. |
| In 2015, medical checks before marriage were made compulsory for both men and women, although only women are subjected to virginity tests. | In 2015, medical checks before marriage were made compulsory for both men and women, although only women are subjected to virginity tests. |
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