Honor killing
Iraqi feminist who saved thousands from honor killings slain by gunman outside home in Baghdad
Mohammed, who co-founded and directed the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, was rushed to hospital where she perished from her wounds, according to local reports and Amnesty International.
Sharp rise in femicide in Israel in 2025, firearms become leading weapon - report
Femicide in Israel: Man indicted for burning ex-wife to death after months of threats
Lebanese man accused of murdering Syrian wife, torturing her with scalding oil
Honor killing in US: Afghan man kills wife in Washington state femicide
The couple’s three children, aged 6, 9, and 11, were in the family home at the time of the homicide, but were said not to have witnessed their mother’s death.
Femicide in the Netherlands: Syrian brothers stand trial for allegedly honor killing sister
Dutch prosecutors said Ryan was killed for behaving in a “Western” manner, by having a boyfriend, which brought “shame” to her family.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan police say tribal chief among 14 arrested over 'honor killing'
The man who shot and killed the woman was her brother, acting on behalf of her family and tribe, provincial police chief Moazzam Jah Ansari told Reuters.
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.
Trial begins for parents accused of attempted honor killing outside Washington school
Prosecutors alleged the parents attempted to honor kill their daughter outside a Washington school after she refused to travel to Iraq for a forced marriage to an older man.
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.
