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Indian police crack down on illegal child marriages, over 2,000 arrestedThose arrested this week included more than 50 Hindu priests and Muslim clerics for allegedly performing marriages for underage girls in Assam.WorldFeb 4, 2023
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Food crisis leading to rise in child brides, Canadian aid agencies warnThe agency says 12 million girls under the age of 18 become child brides each year, forcing them to abandon school while putting their health at risk through early pregnancies.CanadaAug 10, 2022
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629 Pakistani girls sold as brides and taken to China since 2018, documents showInvestigators put together the list of 629 women from Pakistan’s integrated border management system.CrimeDec 4, 2019
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Judge to impose sentence in B.C. child bride caseA B.C. judge is expected to sentence today a man and woman who took a 13-year-old girl into the United States over a decade ago to marry the now-imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect.CrimeAug 11, 2017
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