In Australia, a vigil organised by the Iraqi Democratic Current gathered outside of the Iraqi Embassy, in protest to the proposed changes in Iraqi law, which if passed by the Parliament, would see the age of marriage lowered from 18 to 9 years of age.
Whilst at the Embassy, a petition and letter from the Iraqi community in Australia, was also given to Embassy staff, which stated the community's objections to the plans of the Parliament, to lower the age of marriage.
Iraqi Australians are a community whose population is estimated to be as high as 80,000 people. Australia's Iraqi community includes Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Armenians, Mandeans, Turkmens and Jews.
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