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Armenia: Minority Group Opposes New Marriage Rules by Gayane Mkrtchyan - Caucasus

Reblogged from anagnori:

From: Armenia: Minority Group Opposes New Marriage Rules by Gayane Mkrtchyan - Caucasus, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, http://iwpr.net

A proposed change to the law in Armenia setting 18 as the minimum age at which women and men can marry has run into opposition from the Yezidi minority.

Until now, women have been able to get married at 17, a year earlier than men.