Femicide

Iran reports three femicide cases in one week amid domestic violence study

Three reported femicides in Iran in one week have renewed attention on domestic violence, with a new Iranian study finding that economic hardship can increase violence against women.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An Iranian woman walks past a piece of street art in Tehran on June 3, 2026.
HEAD OF the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, Yanar Mohammed talks to press 24 August 2003 in Baghdad where she said that over 400 women in Iraq had been kidnapped, raped and sometimes sold since the Anglo-US occupation.

Iraqi feminist who saved thousands from honor killings slain by gunman outside home in Baghdad

Mohammed, who co-founded and directed the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, was rushed to hospital where she perished from her wounds, according to local reports and Amnesty International.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police arrive to arrest suspect on murder charge for Pardes Hana

Pardes Hanna woman murdered in first femicide case in Israel in 2026, husband arrested

Police said the initial investigation indicates the killing stemmed from a family dispute.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
A protestor carries a poster during a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence ahead of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Valletta, Malta November 23, 2025.

Sharp rise in femicide in Israel in 2025, firearms become leading weapon - report

Femicide cases include murders committed by partners or family members, so-called “honor killings,” and matricide, while excluding deaths resulting from terrorism, accidents, or negligence.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

US-born girl shot dead by father in Pakistan over TikTok videos, say police

The suspect, Anwar ul-Haq, initially said that unidentified gunmen shot and killed his American-born, 15-year-old daughter before he confessed to the crime

JANUARY 29, 2025ByREUTERS
A police officer stands guard in front of a shipping container, used to block the area for security measures, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 23, 2024.

Gender violence in Israel: Country sees 20 femicide cases this year

A report from a leading Israeli femicide institute finds that 20 women were killed for being women in 2024.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Holon, Rahat stabbings highlight Israeli femicide uptick

Cases of femicide, the killing of a woman because she is a woman, have increased since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

AUGUST 27, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Names of women murdered by their husbands hang on billboards in Jerusalem on June 16, 2020, as part of protest actions to raise awareness of violence against women.

Woman in her 30s shot dead in Haifa at a night club

The police have already arrested several suspects involved in the incident, and they will have to attend a hearing to extend their detention.

MARCH 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police investigate the scene of a murder of a 24-year-old woman in Haifa on May 8, 2023.

Femicide and the effects of the Israel-Hamas war - opinion

In the wake of recent events, including the ongoing conflict and its aftermath, femicide in Israel has become a pressing concern.

JANUARY 11, 2024BySHALVA WEIL
MK PNINA Tamano Shata and German Bundestag President Barbel Bas attend a special Knesset committee meeting in November, titled: ‘Crimes against humanity committed by Hamas against women in the events of October 7.’

Femicide and Hamas: The new war has women at the center of slaughter - opinion

Hamas's treatment of Israeli women in its massacre is horrific. They took delight in raping some of the women, as part of their war effort. They butchered women in front of their children.

OCTOBER 17, 2023BySHALVA WEIL
MINISTER FOR the Advancement of the Status of Women May Golan sits with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum.

A surge in femicide cases in Egypt raises alarm

Egyptian women’s rights activist to TML: “Recently, any woman’s refusal to comply could result in her murder.”

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

The shofar’s call to remember Mahsa Amini - opinion

The call of the shofar is a demand not to accept a broken world and a warning not to look the other way when people need us. 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023BySHEILA KATZ
AN IRANIAN fan holds a jersey in memory of Mahsa Amini, inside the stadium before a World Cup soccer match between Iran and Wales, in Qatar, last November.

The argument for retributive justice in cases of femicide in Turkey - study

A new study sought to understand public perceptions on retributive justice in cases of lethal violence against women.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People take part in a protest marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, after allegations that a lack of prompt action by authorities led to a case of femicide, in Valletta, Malta November 25, 2022.

Israeli man indicted for hiring hitman to ‘honor kill’ lesbian sister

Sarit, an 18-year-old girl from the Druze town of Kisra-Sumei, was threatened for years before her murder due to her sexual orientation. 

AUGUST 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A social media photo of Sarit Ahmad, who was killed at the age of 18.