Indian Couple Arrested in Polygamy, Theft Scam

Police have arrested a man and wife in a theft and polygamy scam in India, according to the country’s Indopia news agency.

Iran’s Nobel Peace Laureate, Shirin Ebadi, Criticizes Polygamy Bill

Iranian activist and lawyer Shirin Ebadi has criticized a government bill that would ease polygamy laws for Iranian men, AFP reported. Ebadi said the so-called “family protection bill” would bring “moral corruption” to Iranian...

Parliament Moves To Approve Polygamy, Over Iranian Women’s Protests

An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved in the first reading a controversial draft law that allows men to take a second wife, a bill that women’s rights activists have dubbed the “Antifamily Bill.” The fierce debate on the bill...

Kazakhstan Debates Polygamy Amid Regional Rise In Popularity

Want a second wife? Then simply get your first wife’s consent and prove you can financially support another family. A new draft law in Kazakhstan would allow any man who is able to meet those two requirements to take a second, third, or even a fourth...