On Sunday evening, January 3, 2021, the lifeless body of 28-year-old Ahlam Younan is found by her sister in her apartment in Liège, Belgium. It is unclear exactly when the facts took place, Ahlam was last seen on 29 December 2020.
read Ahlam's storySharif comes to Hamburg from Libya in June 2016, later to Plauen (Saxony). However, he stays in Hamburg and stalks the young Ukrainian Victoria. She lives with her parents in Hamburg-Neuallermöh. A restraining order is in place against him.
read Victoria's storyJuvy-Ann is from the Philippines and is pregnant. Her boyfriend or ex-boyfriend stabs her in the neck with a knife on January 14, 2021. Juvy-Ann bleeds to death, later 60 stab wounds are counted. The unborn child also dies.
read Juvy-Ann's storyJana is from Horndorf in the Lower Saxon district of Lüneburg, goes to school and wants to take final exams in 2021. Since 2019, she has been together with the equally old Fares. On January 18, 2021, she does not come home in the evening, after which her father goes looking for her by car.
read Jana's storyMustafa has been stalking Shakir's 17-year-old daughter for a year, but she wants nothing to do with him. Apparently she is supported by her mother Shakir. The family gets a restraining order. On March 11, 2021, Mustafa ambushes the mother in the stairwell in Hamburg-Harburg when she comes home with her 13-year-old son.
read Shakir's storyOn May 4, 2021, a Syrian man murders his girlfriend in their shared flat in Backnang near Stuttgart. Both are Kurds, born in Syria, nothing is known about children. Possibly Mizgin is a dental assistant and on maternity leave.
read Mizgin's storyIn 2016 Laura is about 17 years old and gets into a relationship with Sergej, who is 20 years older. The latter already has a wife and 2 children, but he leaves them for Laura. The couple gets married in 2017 and has 2 boys (born in 2018 and 2020).
read Laura's storyIn November 2020, Nasibe divorces her violent husband and flees with her 3-year-old son from Ratingen to Meckenheim (both North Rhine-Westphalia). There she waits for the bus with her son on June 10, 2021.
read Nasibe's storySati and Ercan have 3 or 4 adult children and live in Diepenau (Lower Saxony). Sati gets divorced and moves out with the children, Ercan starts stalking her. The occupation given is bricklayer.
read Sati's storyOn July 9, 2021, a witness reports that a BMW driver pushed a woman out of the car on a country road near Giessen (Hesse). A rescue helicopter takes the injured woman to the hospital. The Iraqi fled with the 3 common children. The oldest is 13 years old.
read Ashtar's storyMaryam came to Germany in 2013 with 2 children. About 4 years later she divorces her violent husband and gets a restraining order. Later she moves with her children to a refugee house in Berlin-Lichtenberg.
read Maryam's storyOn August 25, 2021, a Somali man goes after his wife, her mother and 2 neighbors at night with a knife. The 66-year-old mother is most seriously injured. The two neighbors (ages 43 and 46) were also injured.
read Bilan's storyYou could say that this attempted murder is "not a serious murder attempt at all" because there is no seriously injured victim. The facts: A Syrian man has 6 children, including a son Abdullah and a daughter who married a Syrian man in Syria, who wears a headscarf and has 2 children at the age of 21.
read Esma's storyAfter an argument, a Serb strangles his divorced wife on August 30, 2021 in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart. Then he turns himself in to the police. The officers find the body. Brute force is involved. The husband had been noticed for years due to domestic violence, there was a restraining order.
read Anna's storyOn August 30, 2021, an Iraqi stabbed his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend on the street in Karlsruhe. The perpetrator has been arrested. It is unclear whether it was a case of honor. It could also be a stabbing among Iraqi youth.
read Laith's storyDuring the refugee crisis, Raheleh arrived in Germany in 2015 with her husband, 35 years older, and 3 children. In March 2021, a proximity ban is in place. Mohammad picks up their daughter from school and gains access to Raheleh's flat in Delmenhorst.
read Raheleh's storyOn September 1, 2021, an Eritrean stabbed his wife or partner in front of a house in Essen-Altendorf. She was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. Witnesses call the police and the perpetrator is arrested.
read Makeda's storyOn September 7, 2021, a 38-year-old Afghan stands out during a routine checkpoint near Hof (Bavaria). He wants to take a bus to Milan/Italy. He says that his wife has committed suicide. The 23-year-old dead Afghan woman was found in a refugee shelter in Ahrensburg in Schleswig-Holstein.
read Rana's storyThe case begins with a 20-year-old woman from Kosovo who apparently has a boyfriend who is not from Kosovo, perhaps a Turk. The young woman's father threatens to force her to marry in Kosovo. Fearing this, the young woman stays with her boyfriend's family.
read Yunu's storyOn October 3, 2021, Barzan, an Iraqi kebab vendor, stabbed his wife Saadiya to death in their apartment. It is said that only the daughter prevented the father from completing his act. Shortly before, Barzan had stabbed a 23-year-old waiter in a sports bar.
read Saadiya's storyWhat is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of…
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Source: 03-04-2025 stopfemicideiran.org: StopFemicideIran (SFI) publishes report on femicides in Iran in 2024
What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of…
What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of…
What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of…