Indian activists seek to save child brides

India accounts for one in three of the world’s child brides, according to UNICEF, with at least 1.5 million girls getting married each year.

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In this photograph taken on May 4, 2025, Jyoti Thorat (L), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, holds her husband Ravindra's hands as they talk near their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India's state of Maharashtra. PHOTO: AFP

June 24, 2025

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