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Lives Not Just Numbers – Femicide Map Iran Many acts of femicide happen in silence, behind closed doors. Victims are sometimes left on desolate routes or quietly buried, some without headstones that mark their names. For these reasons, obtaining accurate data on femicide is a challenging task. StopFemicideIran assembles statistics and information about cases of […]

The term Femicide came to light when Diana E. H. Russel used the term while testifying to the women attending the first International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women In Brussels, Belgium in 1976. The term is defined as “the killing of females by males because they are female” and it encompasses all types of killing […]

The term “Femicide” or “Feminicide” came to light when Diana E. H. Russel used the term while testifying to the women attending the first International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women In Brussels, Belgium in 1976. The term is defined as “the killing of females by males because they are female” and it encompasses all types of killing […]

The murder trial of an American woman known as “Mary” has been delayed by 5 years due to ambiguity about her religion. According to a story from Fartak News, Mary, an American-born mother of two was murdered by two younger men during her trip to Iran. The suspects claim that Mary insisted to have an […]

US Jewish academic and Holocaust expert Deborah Lipstadt addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Photo: Reuters/Sipa USA/Rod Lamkey Though some might have missed it, leading media outlet Arab News featured an extraordinary front page last Monday. The lead story on page 1 was topped by a photo featuring Princess Reena Bint Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi ambassador […]