Femicide
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.
Pardes Hanna woman murdered in first femicide case in Israel in 2026, husband arrested
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
Woman found dead in Rehovot, husband arrested
Social services said that husband was not known to them for any violence toward his wife in the past.
'Dont Passover us': Four arrested as Israeli women's group begins graffiti campaign
This activity was designed to evoke the dramatic moment in the Passover story at the conclusion of the Ten Plagues, the death of the first-born.
Eight women in three months: Adisi Albana murdered in her home
The woman's partner is the key suspect in the case after he turned himself in during the night.
Jerusalem woman in serious condition, ex allegedly set her on fire
Woman's ex suspected of setting her aflame, committing suicide right after
Israeli NGO appeal to gov't for immediate action against rising femicide rates
In nearly 80% of femicide cases in 2022, the woman was murdered by someone close to them.
Israeli murders wife in Lod, second femicide in two weeks in city
The police were able to locate the suspect, who had initially fled the scene, in a crashed vehicle after hitting a police car near his home.
Massachusetts man charged with wife's murder searched how to dispose of body - prosecutor
After more than a week of trying to deny claims that he did not murder his wife, Brian Walshe had to face the music when his internet search history proved otherwise.
Former female Afghan MP shot dead in Kabul - police
Mursal Nabizada was a lawmaker in Afghanistan until the Taliban took over in 2021.
Murder of women on the rise in Israel, 50% increase from 2021
In 79% of femicide cases in 2022, the woman was murdered by someone close to them, and in four cases, the murderer was identified as the victim's son.
Woman found dead in burned-out apartment, husband arrested
Police are investigating the possibility that the husband deliberately started the fire in the home while his wife, their three children, and his father were all inside the apartment.
