Wanted: Yaser Abdel Said for shooting his daughters Amina and Sarah Said

What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of honour. If a brother murders his sister to restore family honour, it is an honour killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage. wants to end […]

Romina Ashrafi: Iran should abolish Article 301 of the Penal Code

Abolish article 301 of the Penal Code All Iranian girls and their fathers are now reminded again that the Iranian justice system is very forgiving towards fathers who kill their daughters and that has a bad influence on their behaviour. In Syria, it was decided in March 2020 to abolish the section of the law […]

Honour killing story: Barbara (2011)

What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of honour. If a brother murders his sister to restore family honour, it is an honour killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage. wants to end […]

Honour killing story: Ibrahim J. (2011)

Honour killing story Ibrahim J. born: 1979 stabbed: 12 June 2011 Location: Gladbeck Crime scene: Bottrop Origin: Lebanon / Kurds Children: unclear, possible 3 + 1 unborn child Offenders: Bilal (24 years old at the time of the crime), his brother Chalid (28) and a cousin Haysam S. (28), all from Lebanon with German passports […]

Honour killing story: Dilek T. (2011)

Honour killing story Dilek T. born: 1983 stabbed: 31 May 2011 Residence: Berlin Origin: Turkey Children: 2 sons Perpetrator: her boyfriend/ex-boyfriend Kadir B. (38 years) Dilek grew up in Braunschweig and has a Turkish passport. She married when she was 17, got pregnant, divorced and moved to Berlin. Here she has her second son. Dilek […]

Honour killing story: Aynur (2011)

Honour killing story Aynur born: 1947 stabbed to death: 22 May 2011 Residence: Duisburg-Rheinhausen Origin: Turkey Children: 3 adults Perpetrator: her husband (71 years) Aynur is probably about 11 years old when she is married in Anatolia to an orphan boy from the neighborhood (but maybe there is something wrong with the age statement). After […]