Jafar Badri, head of the Lorestan Province public prosecutor’s office, said recently in a Lorestan Province Public Culture Council session, “In this province 1 in every 5.7 marriages end in divorce. The number of divorces registered from March 2012 to March 2013 was 3,000 cases.” He added across Iran 1 in every 5 marriages end in divorce.
He cited drug addiction and poverty as the main reasons behind divorces.
“The number of divorces registered in Lorestan from March 2013 to March 2014 increased 14% in comparison to the same period a year before. “ILNA – July 6, 2014)