On Tuesday, November 14, a teenage girl ended her life by hanging herself in Sardasht due to family problems.
according to the information obtained by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) , the teenage girl was called Tania Ibrahimi, 13 years old, daughter, of Fattah, a resident of Dahhabi village of Sardasht.
According to reports, her mother has also previously ended her life due to family problems.
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