Afghan mother first person jailed under Australia’s forced marriage law

An Afghan mother has become the first person jailed under Australia's forced marriage law for coercing her daughter into a marriage that led to the 21-year-old’s murder. Sakina Muhammad Jan, in her late 40s, was found guilty of forcing her 21-year-old daughter, Ruqia Haidari, to marry 26-year-old Mohammad Ali Halimi in 2019 in exchange for a small payment. Six weeks after the wedding, Halimi murdered Haidari, eventually getting sentenced to life in prison for the crime. On Monday, Jan was sentenced to three years in jail under the law, becoming...