By : Rezvan Moghaddam

According to sources from the Stop Honor Killings Campaign, on April 28, 2025, a
woman named Golab Faramarzi was killed by her son-in-law in the village of Kelineh
Guran, in Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province. The perpetrator, a young man named
Kouhkan Gashtman, shot at both his wife’s parents using a firearm and then attempted
suicide. The father-in-law, Siavash Tabareh, was seriously injured in the shooting and
transferred to a medical center in critical condition.
According to available information, Kouhkan had married his late older brother’s wife.
However, their shared life was marked by intense disputes over having children. The
woman, who already had a child from her first marriage, had filed for divorce months
earlier and had sought refuge with her parents. Sources indicate that her mother, Golab
Faramarzi, had been actively supporting her daughter’s divorce and had made several
attempts to help her legally separate from Kouhkan. These efforts led to ongoing
tensions between the two families and ultimately culminated in this deadly act.
This killing is yet another clear example of femicide rooted in unequal family dynamics
and patriarchal structures. Contrary to the way official media often dismiss such
violence under the euphemism of “family dispute,” the violence in this case was driven
precisely by male entitlement and the systemic denial of women’s rights to choose,
divorce, and live independently.
The societal pressure on women to bear children, the control of their choices in
marriage and divorce, and the threats to their safety when they attempt to leave a
relationship are among the key root causes of deadly violence in today’s Iran. When
even a mother’s support for her daughter’s independence becomes a perceived threat
to a man, it makes clear that domestic violence is not just personal, but deeply
structural. This tragedy must serve as a wake-up call for civil, legal, and judicial
institutions to identify the true causes of femicide and killings rooted in control and male
dominance—and to respond accordingly. Isn’t it time for divorce and separation to no
longer be treated as a crime for women?

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