Femicide

Lebanese man accused of murdering Syrian wife, torturing her with scalding oil

The alleged killer's sons told police their father would beat and torture the wife in front of them.

Members of the Lebanese police look through a door at a Byblos Bank branch where an armed depositor took hostages according to the Depositors' Association, in Tyre, Lebanon October 4, 2022.
A protestor carries a poster during a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence ahead of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Valletta, Malta November 23, 2025.

Honor killing in US: Afghan man kills wife in Washington state femicide

Ryan al-Najjar

Femicide in the Netherlands: Syrian brothers stand trial for allegedly honor killing sister

 Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 25, 2025.

Over 300 Israeli women murdered since 2015, Knesset report reveals


Femicide in Iran: Child bride beaten to death by husband with wooden stick, rights org. says

Maryam Taghavi, 16, was reportedly beaten with a wooden stick so severely that she needed to be transferred to the Khomeini Hospital in Ajabshir, where she died hours later from her injuries.

 People participate in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022.

Femicide in Israel on the rise, particularly among Jewish-Israeli women

Over the past year, 32 women from both Jewish and Arab backgrounds were victims of femicide.

 Names of women murdered by their husbands hang on billboards in Jerusalem on June 16, 2020, as part of protest actions to raise awareness of violence against women.

Bodies of three transgender women left on roadside in Pakistan spark demands for justice

The discovery of the bodies came only two days after a transgender woman was wounded in a knife attack.

Members of the transgender community, comfort each other as they mourn the death of their three fellow members, who, according to them were killed by unidentified gunmen, as they gather to condemn and demand justice, during a peaceful protest in Karachi, Pakistan September 24, 2025.

Man indicted for allegedly killing teenage TikToker after she refused his requests for 'friendship'

The TikTok influencer, 17-year-old Sana Yousaf, was shot dead outside her home earlier this year in front of her mother.

 Sana Yousaf.

Man who murdered elderly mother for TV remote sentenced to 15 years

The court was told that Surjit Singh, who was a carer for his elderly mother, began the attack after Kaur commented negatively on his state of intoxication and took away the TV remote.

Surjit Singh

Israel's concerning new femicide problem: Sons murdering their mothers - opinion

One-third of all femicides in Israel were later found to be matricides.

BEFORE HER father, Vendyl Jones, died in 2010, Sarah Richardson would help him on archaeological digs. This past May, she was murdered by her son, Joel, in yet another femicide in Israel.

Attempted femicide in Florida: Husband allegedly abandon wife off coast

The victim was able to survive the alleged attack by holding onto the boat's ladder with her legs.

Douglas Naeher.

Lebanese man accused of killing model wife arrested after fleeing to UK on small boat

Ibrahim Ghazal traveled through a number of European countries, evading extradition after arrests, by complaining he would be executed if he would return to Lebanon.

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. (illustrative)

Father murders promising tennis star daughter after she refused to give up her career

Radhika Yadav's father reportedly confessed to police he had murdered her over taunts he received from local villagers about living on her income.

Members of the police participate in a security mock drill in front of a cinema hall in New Delhi, India, May 12, 2025. (illustrative)

Father confesses to honor killing 16-year-old daughter over TikTok use

The 16-year-old's family initially tried to cover up the murder as a suicide.

A view of the Spanish Steps after ''Bruciamo tutto'' (Let's burn everything) activists poured red paint to protest against femicides in Rome, Italy, June 26, 2024. (illustrative)

Turkish teenager honor killed after fiance learns she was carrying baby conceived by rape

Oya Budak’s death marks the 207th case of femicide in Turkey this year, according to women’s rights organizations.

Oya Budak.