Honour killing stories 2010

caret-down caret-up caret-left caret-right Selma Born: 1963 shot: 15 January 2010 Residence: Wuppertal-Elberfeld Origin: Turkey Children: 1 daughter (11 years old at the time of the crime) Perpetrator: her divorced husband Yusuf C. (at the time of the crime 42 years old) When the trial against Yusuf C. begins in August 2010 before the district […]

Honour killing stories 2008

Feysal Hamid Born: 1960 Murdered: 23 January 2008 Residence: Cologne Origin: victim: Syria, originally Palestinian; perpetrator: Iraq Children: 8 Perpetrator: Sattar A. (age 35 at the time of the crime) Feysal has 8 children in Syria and comes to Cologne in 2004. He is tolerated and works as a cook. When he comes home from […]

Honour killing stories 2001 to 2006

Nezara Z. born 1969 stabbed to death: 1 January 2001 Residence: Berlin-Neukölln Origin: Afghanistan Children: 4 sons, between 2 and 11 years old at the time of the crime Perpetrators: Nezara’s brother-in-law Badsha (29 years old at the time of the crime) and her 16-year-old cousin Magid Nezara has lived with her husband and four […]

When will Kuwait abolish Article 153?

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 […]

Two killed in family drama in Espelkamp: Sati K. and Muharrem K. (2021)

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 in Europe (2007 to 2008)

Honour killing in Europe (2007 to 2008) Honour killings are common among Afghan, Syrian, Turkish, Iraqi and Hindustani girls. They are rejected, mistreated or murdered by their families because they have damaged the good honour. The reason is often that girls have a relationship that is not approved by their parents or want to divorce. […]