Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl
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Police let teenager who ran away be taken back home by father despite her fears he would be violent
Iran's president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called honour killings" after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry.
Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran.
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