Femicide
Japanese PM Takaichi protests to US after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa
Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel in Naha, the capital of the southernmost prefecture, on Saturday.
UN Rapporteur's report accuses Israel of 'femicide,' omits Jewish victims
Jason Blaze Odeh convicted of aggravated murder of Yelena Gerenberg
Iran reports three femicide cases in one week amid domestic violence study
Arab sector violence: Woman murdered in Lod, 88th crime victim this year
By the tally of the Arabam Initiatives, an NGO that tracks Arab-Israeli crime rates, Sahar is the 88th such victim in 2025, and the fifth woman.
Iranian father murders teenage daughter in Tehran revenge killing
The 18-year-old was reportedly killed after escaping domestic violence in her family home.
Italy upholds sentence of Pakistani parents who killed teen daughter for marriage refusal
The parents were found guilty of killing their 18-year-old daughter for refusing to marry her older cousin.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
