A parliamentary inquiry by Alternative for Germany (AfD) lawmakers in the German state of Baden-Württemberg has brought to light official data showing that authorities have recorded 358 so-called child marriages since April 2012, with courts formally annulling only eight of them between 2018 and 2024. The figures, released in early October 2026 in response to … Continue reading Germany: 358 recorded child marriages since 2012, including an 11-year-old Iraqi girl