Under sharia law, if there is no intimacy between a couple, divorce can be granted. But now she was even more vulnerable. Under russian law, first under age polygamous marriages are not permitted. Although unofficial, the practice is considered legitimate within the community. Like this woman, she is also from dagestan. As a journalist, covering the struggles of these young women, she decided to take action. At the time of her disappearance, maria was in contact with the human rights bodys justice contact with the human rights bodysjustice initiative body. Three weeks after marianne s disappearance, a Murder Investigation was launched. While searching her husbands residence, police found a Sports Jacket with a dark brown stain on it. She was never seen again, and no one was ever charged with her murder. Like mariam, she was desperate to flee herfamily mariam, she was desperate to flee her family life, mariam, she was desperate to flee herfamily life, and she joined the social media. Wi
Counteroffensive further north. What they are trying to do is frustrate russian supply lines and isolate swathes of occupied territory in the hope that troops will run out of supplies. Now, president Zelensky Hasjust completed a visit to the us. Hes in canada currently, and i think what were seeing now is Battlefield Progress increasingly getting linked to the politics of it all. Because, yes, he is being warmly welcomed by both countries, but there are political corners that are growing increasingly sceptical as to what the ukrainian victory might look like and as for how long western allies should be pumping billions of dollars into ukraine. So its becoming increasingly high stakes for president zelensky, whos now having to do a fair bit of negotiating in his foreign policy. Volodymyr zelensky is wrapping up his week long trip to north america. On friday, he travelled to ottawa, where he made an address to canadas parliament. Canada is home to the Worlds Largest ukrainian diaspora, n
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In sevastopol hours after the attack. The Russian Defence Ministry Said one serviceman was missing. Our Correspondentjames Waterhouse has more from kyiv. This is clearly a continuation of ukraines tactic of specifically targeting sites in occupied crimea, but the apparent direct hit of russias naval headquarters in sevastopol is hugely symbolic. Its not yet clear what operational damage will be caused for russia, but this is a place where it has exerted such dominance through its navy, where it launches missiles across ukraine, it blockades ukrainian ports. And i think what this attack does is undermine russias continued occupation in a place that seems a cornerstone of its invasion from as far back as 2014. There is also a connection between this Missile Strike and ukraines continued counteroffensive further north. What they are trying to do is frustrate russian supply lines and isolate swathes of occupied territory in the hope that troops will run out of supplies. Now, president Zele