The Murder of Maryam Yarmohammadi in Qeshm: From Alleged Prior Coordination to Protests Against the Suspect’s Arrest
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:...
Why, International Day of the Girl?
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;...
Joint Statement by 26 Iranian Women’s Organizations Submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur and the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran
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,...
Dental Student Killed in Qazvin: Ownership of Women’s Bodies and Lives, and Institutional Failure to Respond to Warning Signs
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...
Statement of the Stop Honor Killings Campaign
On the Occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day
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...
“Family Dispute”: The Official Language Used to Conceal Obedienceand Domination-Based Violence
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:...
Family Disputes: a Repetitive Label Used to Conceal the Killing of a Young Woman in Kerman
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...
Honor Killings In Iran (first Half Of 1404)
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...
Honor Killings in Iran: A Statistical and Sociological Analysis of 65 Documented Cases (March ,25,2025-June 11, 2025 )
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...
