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2022 REPORT AND ANALYSIS OF FEMICIDES IN IRAN
Key Findings: Femicides are under-reported and kept secret for a variety of reasons. Based on the analysis of 191 documented femicide cases in 2022, this report identifies the following patterns: FEMICIDES ARE PREVALENT, YET UNDER-REPORTED The 191 documented femicide cases in 2022 are equivalent to approximately one killing every other day at an average of […]
Press release March 8, 2023
CONTACT: contact@stopfemicideiran.org FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INTERACTIVE MAP AND REPORT ON FEMICIDE IN IRAN REVEALS A PREVALENCE OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS NEW YORK, NY…On International Women’s Day, StopFemicideIran (SFI), an initiative focused on monitoring femicides in Iran, is releasing its first annual report, the 2022 Report of Femicides in Iran. This breakthrough, first-of-its-kind study tracks […]
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Why did 12-year-old Rahil have to die? Brother claims “honor” as motive, but villagers don’t believe him.
Rahil Age at death: 12 Killed: February 2, 2023 Residence: Serkhon, Hormozgan Children: none Perpetrator: her brother Mohammed Excuse: “Honor” On February 2, 12-year-old Rahil from the village of Serkhon in Hormozgan province was awakened around 10:30 in the night by her 19-year-old brother Mohammed and taken out on a motorcycle to supposedly visit a […]
Negin Rostami set on fire by her ex-husband in Kurdistan.
Negin Rostami Age at death: Young burned alive: January 29, 2023 Residence: Sanandaj, Marivan (Kurdistan ) Ethnicity: Kurdish Children: – Perpetrator: her ex-husband Excuse: Dispute In Ilam, a woman named Negin Rostami tragically lost her life due to severe injuries sustained in a violent dispute with her ex-husband. She was treated at Kowsar Hospital in […]
Husband beat and strangled Marefat Karimi (29) in Urmia after she objected to his plans for a second marriage.
Marefat Karimi Age at death: 29 years Strangled: February 16, 2023 Residence: Salmas, Urmia (West Azerbaijan) Origin: Iran Children: five-year-old child Perpetrator: her husband Jafar Khishkar Excuse: She objected to his plans for a second marriage On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Marefat Karimi, 29, from Salmas and living in Urmia, was severely beaten and killed […]
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