Ishrat Nikkhouei was the mother of three children and hailed from the village of “Gangchin” in Urmia. Ishrat was recently forced to divorce her husband and live in her parents’ house due to the...
In a park in the Hajiabad neighborhood of Sanandaj, two sisters, 40 years old Bayan Moradi, a mother of three children ages 18, 13 and 8, and her sister Sahar Moradi, were shot to...
Homa Hajipour lived in Finland with her two children for several years. She returned to Iran to the city of Sardasht in Kurdistan to file for a legal divorce. On July 26, her husband...
Wafa Abdullahzadeh was a mother of two children. After divorcing her husband, she met a man and planned to remarry. Since the city of Sardasht is small and very traditional, the relationship was considered...
Faezeh Maleki, 22 years old, was divorced from her husband and living with her father. She was set on fire by her father because she had a boyfriend. Her father tried to make Faezeh’s...
Sonia (Fereshteh) was a child bride since the age of 13 and was recently divorced and living with her 6-year-old child in her grandparents’ house in Sardasht. Sonia worked in a hairdressing salon. On...
Mobina Souri was killed by her husband, a clergyman. His motive was honor killing. A resident of a Syrian village said that the reason for this murder was the suspicion of adultery by both...
Galaleh Dahar suffered a concussion after being severely beaten by her husband. Galaleh’s husband killed her on suspicion of adultery and fled after committing the crime. Hundreds of women are killed each year just...
Leila Shakiba, a mother of two children, was stabbed to death by her husband, Bahram Bakhtiari. He was detained by police, but no court decision has yet been made. Leila intended to separate from...
Galaleh held a law degree and worked in a law office. She was killed a few months after her engagement to Kiomars Zarghami. Kiwmars was opposed to Galaleh’s employment and preferred his fiancé to...
Articles / EDITORS SUGGESTION / Publishers / Researches
A Glimpse at “honor” killings, Result of 1220 Cases over 20 Years
February 28, 2022
Articles / EDITORS SUGGESTION / Publishers / Researches
A Glimpse at “honor” killings, Result of 1220 Cases over 20 Years
February 28, 2022
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