An Investigative and Analytical Report by the Stop Honor Killings Campaign By: Rezvan Moghaddam Date of murder: Early Monday morning, 5 October 2026 (13 Mehr 1405, Iranian calendar)Location: Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, IranVictim: Maryam YarmohammadiAge:...
By:Shahla Abghari On “International Day of the Girl “one might ask: “Why an International Day of the Girl ?”We live in a century where the internet and science are rapidly propelling society toward progress;...
Following the sentencing of Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight musicians and collaborators involved in the “Caravanserai Concert” to 74 lashes, a two-year ban on artistic and musical activities, and a two-year travel ban,...
By: Rezvan Moghaddam On June 1, 2026 (11 Khordad 1405), a 24-year-old dental student was shot and killed inside the Dental School of Qazvin by her former intimate partner and classmate. The case has...
March 8, International Women’s Day, recalls a long history of women’s struggles for the right to life, dignity, equality, and freedom. Emerging from the protests and strikes of women workers in the early twentieth...
On Friday, December 19, 2025, a 70-year-old man in Mashhad murdered his 60-year-old wife by repeatedly striking her on the head with an axe, blows that shattered herskull. The brutality did not end there:...
In the early hours of Friday, December 19, 2025, a young woman was killed in one ofthe villages of Kerman Province after her husband attacked her with a bladed weapon.The perpetrator was arrested after...
Researcher: Rezvan Moghaddam Introduction This study examines and analyzes documented cases of honor killings in Iran during the first six months of the year 1404 in the Solar Hijri calendar (Farvardin–Shahrivar 1404 / March–September...
By: Rezvan Moghaddam Honor killings, as one of the most brutal forms of gender-based violence rooted in control over women’s bodies and sexuality, arise from patriarchal structures and socio-cultural systems that define “a woman’s...
Within a short span of time, the city of Shadegan in Khuzestan witnessed two shockingcrimes committed against teenage girls.On 14 September 2025, a young girl was shot and killed by her cousin while she...
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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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