Domestic violence
California legislature votes to ban child marriage and empower forced marriage victims
The two bills are yet to be signed into law, as they await Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. If confirmed, the legislation will take effect on January 1, 2027.
Israeli child killed, another wounded in Beit Shemesh stabbing, man arrested
'I've never been violent': Singer Ofek Adanek revealed as suspect in domestic abuse case
Ohio Rep. Miller rejects calls to leave re-election race as domestic abuse claims surface
Two new adolescent units open at WIZO shelter for survivors of domestic violence
Until now, older teenagers accompanying their mothers were often forced to remain behind or live in conditions that did not meet their developmental needs.
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.
Wife of Jill Biden’s ex-husband found dead after ‘domestic dispute’ call
Detectives from the New Castle County Police Criminal Investigations Unit are investigating, and an autopsy will take place at the Delaware Division of Forensic Science, police said.
Lebanese man accused of murdering Syrian wife, torturing her with scalding oil
The alleged killer's sons told police their father would beat and torture the wife in front of them.
Ending violence against women starts with refusing to look away - opinion
From Knesset debate to daily reality, how society enables the cycle of abuse and the practical steps to break it and build real accountability.
Invisible costs of trauma and post-trauma: The economic plight Israel faces - opinion
National trauma is not a private matter; it spills into every sphere: our relationships, classrooms, clinics, and even the roads, and all of this carries a significant economic cost.
Femicide in Israel on the rise, particularly among Jewish-Israeli women
Over the past year, 32 women from both Jewish and Arab backgrounds were victims of femicide.
Child bride forced to pay abusive husband's family blood money or Iran will execute her
Forced to marry at 12 years old, sources told IranWire her husband began physically and emotionally abusing her after she refused to become pregnant a second time.
Man who murdered elderly mother for TV remote sentenced to 15 years
The court was told that Surjit Singh, who was a carer for his elderly mother, began the attack after Kaur commented negatively on his state of intoxication and took away the TV remote.
Son of Norway's crown princess charged with rape and domestic violence
Marius Borg Hoiby, stepson to Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon, could face up to 10 years in prison.
