Doski Azad; Victim of honor Killings
The body of Doski Azad, a 23-year-old Kurdish transgender woman, was found on January 31, 2022 in a village around the province of Duhok in the Kurdistan Region. The Duhok city police chief confirmed...
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Iran – Kurdistan: Bayan Moradi and her sister Sahar Moradi,killed by Bayan’s husband-July 2021
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...
Iran – Kurdistan: Homa Hajipour,killed by her husband-July 26, 2021
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...
Iran – Kurdistan: Wafa Abdullahzadeh, 42-killed by her brother,December 2020
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...
Iran – Kurdistan: Fereshteh Dehghan, 24-killed by her brother and cousin-January 14, 2021
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...
Iran- Kurdistan: Golaleh Dehar-killed by her husband,October 2021
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...
Iran – Kurdistan, Galaleh Sheikhi, 26-killed by her husband,June 2021
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...
