Latest items for MURDER-DATA-1
July 13, 2026, 8:33 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"According to news reports, suspected Islamist militants on motorbikes killed dozens of civilians, the majority of whom were women, in an attack that lasted several hours. Although jihadists have been active for years in neighbouring Mali, the historically-calm landlocked nation has recently been experiencing a spate of violence" (para 4-5).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"According to news reports, suspected Islamist militants on motorbikes killed dozens of civilians, the majority of whom were women, in an attack that lasted several hours. Although jihadists have been active for years in neighbouring Mali, the historically-calm landlocked nation has recently been experiencing a spate of violence" (para 4-5).
July 13, 2026, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Women’s rights organizations reported at least 24 femicides in the context of domestic violence. The Ministry of Interior confirmed a steady upward trend in reported cases" (para 11).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Women’s rights organizations reported at least 24 femicides in the context of domestic violence. The Ministry of Interior confirmed a steady upward trend in reported cases" (para 11).
July 13, 2026, 7:02 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Brazil registered 399 femicides in the first quarter of 2026, the highest number for the period since the country began tracking the crime 11 years ago, according to government data released Tuesday. The figures come from the Justice and Public Security Ministry’s database and represent a 7.5% increase from the same period in 2025, when 371 cases were registered. On average, four women were killed each day" (para 1-2). "In 2025, Brazil recorded 1,558 femicides, a 3.8% increase from the previous year, according to Justice and Public Security Ministry data. That also amounts to an average of four women killed each day. The largest share of cases occurred in the...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Brazil registered 399 femicides in the first quarter of 2026, the highest number for the period since the country began tracking the crime 11 years ago, according to government data released Tuesday. The figures come from the Justice and Public Security Ministry’s database and represent a 7.5% increase from the same period in 2025, when 371 cases were registered. On average, four women were killed each day" (para 1-2). "In 2025, Brazil recorded 1,558 femicides, a 3.8% increase from the previous year, according to Justice and Public Security Ministry data. That also amounts to an average of four women killed each day. The largest share of cases occurred in the...more
July 13, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to the 18th Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, 1,467 women died as victims of femicide in 2023 — the highest number since the law that defines the crime was passed in 2015" (para 2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to the 18th Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, 1,467 women died as victims of femicide in 2023 — the highest number since the law that defines the crime was passed in 2015" (para 2).
July 11, 2026, 10:27 a.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"'Issues of domestic abuse ... tend to get low priority in the courts, but ... government has to ensure they are treated urgently and the specialised courts are a step in the right direction,' said Moeti, 36, a teacher. 'Many people, particularly women, have lost their lives at the hands of abusers because justice takes too long to be served,' she added" (para 13-14).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"'Issues of domestic abuse ... tend to get low priority in the courts, but ... government has to ensure they are treated urgently and the specialised courts are a step in the right direction,' said Moeti, 36, a teacher. 'Many people, particularly women, have lost their lives at the hands of abusers because justice takes too long to be served,' she added" (para 13-14).
July 11, 2026, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Botswana is grappling with a surge in violent crimes against women and girls, with reports of murder and rape emerging almost weekly since the start of 2026" (para 1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Botswana is grappling with a surge in violent crimes against women and girls, with reports of murder and rape emerging almost weekly since the start of 2026" (para 1).
July 10, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Botswana Police Service Commissioner Dinah Marathe told reporters that 10 of the 25 murders recorded between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2 were related to gender-based violence" (para 2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Botswana Police Service Commissioner Dinah Marathe told reporters that 10 of the 25 murders recorded between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2 were related to gender-based violence" (para 2).
July 7, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Argentina has reacted with fury after the bodies of two murdered teenage girls were found just two days apart. The latest killings underscore the South American country’s enduring femicide crisis despite years of feminist campaigning, and have prompted alarm over the decision to cut support for victims of gender-based violence under the far-right administration of Javier Milei. Police found the remains of Agostina Vega, 14, on Saturday, in a field on the outskirts of the city of Córdoba. She had been fatally strangled and her body had been dismembered, according to local media reports" (para 1-2). "4. He [Claudio Barrelier, the man who murdered 14-year-old Agostina Vega] was arrested after...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Argentina has reacted with fury after the bodies of two murdered teenage girls were found just two days apart. The latest killings underscore the South American country’s enduring femicide crisis despite years of feminist campaigning, and have prompted alarm over the decision to cut support for victims of gender-based violence under the far-right administration of Javier Milei. Police found the remains of Agostina Vega, 14, on Saturday, in a field on the outskirts of the city of Córdoba. She had been fatally strangled and her body had been dismembered, according to local media reports" (para 1-2). "4. He [Claudio Barrelier, the man who murdered 14-year-old Agostina Vega] was arrested after...more
June 16, 2026, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The men of my [narrator, anonymous Iraqi woman]tribe [extended family] threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and put a little dirt over her body. They had killed her hours earlier with 10 bullets, and split her small head with an axe. My family then joined others in coming on to the streets to dance and celebrate her death" (para 1). "On social media, I [anonymous Iraqi female narrator] saw her [Kawthar, 15-year-old Iraqi girl and a victim of honor killing] childlike face, the last time she wore her school uniform. An old picture that doesn’t show all her beautiful features. Videos soon spread of members of...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The men of my [narrator, anonymous Iraqi woman]tribe [extended family] threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and put a little dirt over her body. They had killed her hours earlier with 10 bullets, and split her small head with an axe. My family then joined others in coming on to the streets to dance and celebrate her death" (para 1). "On social media, I [anonymous Iraqi female narrator] saw her [Kawthar, 15-year-old Iraqi girl and a victim of honor killing] childlike face, the last time she wore her school uniform. An old picture that doesn’t show all her beautiful features. Videos soon spread of members of...more
June 3, 2026, 9:26 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On October 4, Shaniele Faber, 42, a mother was murdered and her limbs were severed. October 11, Keyra Gentle, 25 was killed in a murder suicide, October 20, Angelita Briceno Magana, 34, a mother was set on fire and on October 22, her daughter, Shadia who suffered burns in the arson passed away. As if that weren’t enough violence against women, Delcia Gentle, a mother of three children, is the latest victim who died" (para 2).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On October 4, Shaniele Faber, 42, a mother was murdered and her limbs were severed. October 11, Keyra Gentle, 25 was killed in a murder suicide, October 20, Angelita Briceno Magana, 34, a mother was set on fire and on October 22, her daughter, Shadia who suffered burns in the arson passed away. As if that weren’t enough violence against women, Delcia Gentle, a mother of three children, is the latest victim who died" (para 2).
June 3, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"In 2025, 30% of the females who were murdered were victims of gender-related murders or femicides. 2 in 10 of the females were murdered by a present or past intimate partner. 1 in 10 of the females were murdered by current or past in laws. 4 in 10 of the females were murdered with a firearm" (3).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"In 2025, 30% of the females who were murdered were victims of gender-related murders or femicides. 2 in 10 of the females were murdered by a present or past intimate partner. 1 in 10 of the females were murdered by current or past in laws. 4 in 10 of the females were murdered with a firearm" (3).
June 3, 2026, 9:10 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"About 65 per cent of murdered women and girls in Belize are victims of gender-related killings or femicide, with half of these murders committed using firearms" (para 5).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"About 65 per cent of murdered women and girls in Belize are victims of gender-related killings or femicide, with half of these murders committed using firearms" (para 5).
May 30, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Congo
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"'Congo is experiencing the most difficult and gruesome moment in its history,” said Mukwege [Denis Mukwege, Congolese gynocologist, Nobel Peace Prize winner], who is still active but left Congo this year and has yet to return amid the fighting. 'Today, our children are being massacred, our women are being killed, raped, or raped and then killed. It is one of the most dramatic crises our country has ever experienced'(para 8). "A month into their bondage, the three girls were preparing to escape but were foiled when an M23 fighter overheard them. Salima [17-year-old Congolese rape victim] said one of the trio, a 15-year-old named Safi, tried to run and was...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"'Congo is experiencing the most difficult and gruesome moment in its history,” said Mukwege [Denis Mukwege, Congolese gynocologist, Nobel Peace Prize winner], who is still active but left Congo this year and has yet to return amid the fighting. 'Today, our children are being massacred, our women are being killed, raped, or raped and then killed. It is one of the most dramatic crises our country has ever experienced'(para 8). "A month into their bondage, the three girls were preparing to escape but were foiled when an M23 fighter overheard them. Salima [17-year-old Congolese rape victim] said one of the trio, a 15-year-old named Safi, tried to run and was...more
May 26, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Barbados
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
The graphic, titled "Homicide rate by sex per 100,000 population, 2019," indicates that the homicide rate of females was 6.0 females per 100,000 population and 16.9 males per 100,000 population.
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
The graphic, titled "Homicide rate by sex per 100,000 population, 2019," indicates that the homicide rate of females was 6.0 females per 100,000 population and 16.9 males per 100,000 population.
May 25, 2026, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Stark figures from the Office of National Statistics this year also show a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK" (para 5).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Stark figures from the Office of National Statistics this year also show a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK" (para 5).
May 19, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"While the departure terminal hums with anticipation, the arrivals area is where hope meets grim reality. Hollow-cheeked women return, often ground down by unpaid wages, beatings, starvation and sexual assault. Some are broke. Others are in coffins" (para 3). "At least 274 Kenyan workers, mostly women, have died in Saudi Arabia in the past five years — an extraordinary figure for a young work force doing jobs that, in most countries, are considered extremely safe. At least 55 Kenyan workers died last year, twice as many as the previous year" (para 4). "Autopsy reports are vague and contradictory. They describe women with evidence of trauma, including burns and electric shocks,...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"While the departure terminal hums with anticipation, the arrivals area is where hope meets grim reality. Hollow-cheeked women return, often ground down by unpaid wages, beatings, starvation and sexual assault. Some are broke. Others are in coffins" (para 3). "At least 274 Kenyan workers, mostly women, have died in Saudi Arabia in the past five years — an extraordinary figure for a young work force doing jobs that, in most countries, are considered extremely safe. At least 55 Kenyan workers died last year, twice as many as the previous year" (para 4). "Autopsy reports are vague and contradictory. They describe women with evidence of trauma, including burns and electric shocks,...more
May 16, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Data from the Homicide in Australia 2022-2023 report shows there were 247 victims of homicide between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Of these, 38 incidents were between intimate partners, and 89 per cent of those were perpetrated against women" (para 2-3). "In 2024 so far, 27 women have been murdered - amounting to one every four days. Among the victims were five women who lost their lives after knifeman Joel Cauchi, 40, carried out his stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13" (para 6-7). "Since then [2024], 28-year-old Forbes woman Molly Ticehurst and 49-year-old Emma Bates were both found dead in their homes in separate incidents....more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Data from the Homicide in Australia 2022-2023 report shows there were 247 victims of homicide between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Of these, 38 incidents were between intimate partners, and 89 per cent of those were perpetrated against women" (para 2-3). "In 2024 so far, 27 women have been murdered - amounting to one every four days. Among the victims were five women who lost their lives after knifeman Joel Cauchi, 40, carried out his stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13" (para 6-7). "Since then [2024], 28-year-old Forbes woman Molly Ticehurst and 49-year-old Emma Bates were both found dead in their homes in separate incidents....more
May 7, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Twenty Australian women have been allegedly killed in less than five months this year. Almost all were victims of alleged violence by men, according to The Red Heart Campaign" (para 2). "It's estimated one Australian woman dies every week, with many dying allegedly at the hands of men known to them" (para 4). "It's been three years since Australia was shocked by the deaths of their [Sue and Lloyd Clarke, Australian parents] daughter Hannah, 31, and her three children, doused in petrol by her estranged husband, who then set the family car on fire in Brisbane's south. 'We are still seeing one woman a week in this country murdered by...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Twenty Australian women have been allegedly killed in less than five months this year. Almost all were victims of alleged violence by men, according to The Red Heart Campaign" (para 2). "It's estimated one Australian woman dies every week, with many dying allegedly at the hands of men known to them" (para 4). "It's been three years since Australia was shocked by the deaths of their [Sue and Lloyd Clarke, Australian parents] daughter Hannah, 31, and her three children, doused in petrol by her estranged husband, who then set the family car on fire in Brisbane's south. 'We are still seeing one woman a week in this country murdered by...more
April 28, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"[T]he highest rate of violence against women in recent years was recorded in 2022...at least 10-15 cases of femicide are recorded in Armenia every year" (Para 25).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, MURDER-DATA-2
"[T]he highest rate of violence against women in recent years was recorded in 2022...at least 10-15 cases of femicide are recorded in Armenia every year" (Para 25).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Earlier this year, 23-year-old Margaret Gabriel was abducted, raped and murdered in a settlement outside Port Moresby, a killing Prime Minister James Marape described as “barbaric”. She was one of three women killed in the capital that week alone" (Para 14-15).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Earlier this year, 23-year-old Margaret Gabriel was abducted, raped and murdered in a settlement outside Port Moresby, a killing Prime Minister James Marape described as “barbaric”. She was one of three women killed in the capital that week alone" (Para 14-15).
April 10, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
Countries: Belarus
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In the Belarusian city of Mazyr, a man fatally stabbed his wife in front of their children. Despite repeated claims by the authorities that a 'culture of respect toward women' is growing in Belarus, official statistics and real-life stories paint a very different picture" (para 1).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In the Belarusian city of Mazyr, a man fatally stabbed his wife in front of their children. Despite repeated claims by the authorities that a 'culture of respect toward women' is growing in Belarus, official statistics and real-life stories paint a very different picture" (para 1).
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "Some female detainees were allegedly mutilated in an attempt to conceal the militants’ barbaric sexual abuse" (para 7). This information, though not explicitly mentioning murdered women, indicates that this practice is carried out on...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "Some female detainees were allegedly mutilated in an attempt to conceal the militants’ barbaric sexual abuse" (para 7). This information, though not explicitly mentioning murdered women, indicates that this practice is carried out on...more
March 22, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Hundreds of women are recorded in Turkish government data every year as having taken their lives by 'throwing themselves from a high place'. The numbers have grown exponentially: one in every four female suicides in Turkey is now attributed to this cause, compared with one in five 10 years ago. State records for 2024 state more than 250 women died this way. Their grieving families, along with campaigners against gender-based violence, say these figures conceal cases where women did not jump but were pushed. Many say they have struggled for years to get justice and claim officials are ignoring or obscuring femicides – murders of women targeted because of their...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Hundreds of women are recorded in Turkish government data every year as having taken their lives by 'throwing themselves from a high place'. The numbers have grown exponentially: one in every four female suicides in Turkey is now attributed to this cause, compared with one in five 10 years ago. State records for 2024 state more than 250 women died this way. Their grieving families, along with campaigners against gender-based violence, say these figures conceal cases where women did not jump but were pushed. Many say they have struggled for years to get justice and claim officials are ignoring or obscuring femicides – murders of women targeted because of their...more
March 22, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Of the 21 femicide victims recorded by the Met Police in 2022, nine were black as were eight of the 13 victims in 2023. Black women in London are said to be facing a 'crisis', with higher rates of femicide in the capital than other ethnic groups, figures suggest" (para 1-2). "Of the 21 femicide victims recorded by the Metropolitan Police in 2022, nine (43%) were black while eight of the 13 victims in 2023 (62%) were black. These figures suggest black women are being disproportionately targeted when compared with the ethnic breakdown of the female population of London, where just 14% are black, according to the 2021 census. By...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Of the 21 femicide victims recorded by the Met Police in 2022, nine were black as were eight of the 13 victims in 2023. Black women in London are said to be facing a 'crisis', with higher rates of femicide in the capital than other ethnic groups, figures suggest" (para 1-2). "Of the 21 femicide victims recorded by the Metropolitan Police in 2022, nine (43%) were black while eight of the 13 victims in 2023 (62%) were black. These figures suggest black women are being disproportionately targeted when compared with the ethnic breakdown of the female population of London, where just 14% are black, according to the 2021 census. By...more
March 11, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The research [done by the team], which was recently published in Conflict and Health , uncovered multiple harrowing accounts of gang rapes and murder, some on children as young as 12" (para 6). "Another woman shared a desperately traumatic story about the rape and murder of her daughter. She said: My 12-year-old daughter was raped by a group of soldiers and died instantly. This is a very sad story to tell but I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan … The soldiers then raped all the five girls … Unfortunately, my raped little daughter died on the...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The research [done by the team], which was recently published in Conflict and Health , uncovered multiple harrowing accounts of gang rapes and murder, some on children as young as 12" (para 6). "Another woman shared a desperately traumatic story about the rape and murder of her daughter. She said: My 12-year-old daughter was raped by a group of soldiers and died instantly. This is a very sad story to tell but I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan … The soldiers then raped all the five girls … Unfortunately, my raped little daughter died on the...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information mentions mutilating Iranian female protesters, which, according to the news, happens to their dead bodies afterthe regime murders them and removes their uteruses and/or scalps and hair as a way of repression, something that has been prevalent throughout the recent wave of protests in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). This information mentions mutilating Iranian female protesters, which, according to the news, happens to their dead bodies afterthe regime murders them and removes their uteruses and/or scalps and hair as a way of repression, something that has been prevalent throughout the recent wave of protests in Iran (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Khadijeh (Marzyeh) Bahmani was shot by security forces in Babol, Iran, while assisting wounded protesters. She was killed on January 9 as she tried to help a protester who had been shot in the back of the head. Her family describes her as kind, loving, and deeply committed to helping others. When her body was returned to the family, they reported signs of tampering. They said there were stitches on her chest, hips, and lower abdomen, and they were told that some of her organs had been removed. Her mother also noticed that Khadijeh’s ring and jewelry were missing. Authorities reportedly told the family that she was killed for 'participating...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Khadijeh (Marzyeh) Bahmani was shot by security forces in Babol, Iran, while assisting wounded protesters. She was killed on January 9 as she tried to help a protester who had been shot in the back of the head. Her family describes her as kind, loving, and deeply committed to helping others. When her body was returned to the family, they reported signs of tampering. They said there were stitches on her chest, hips, and lower abdomen, and they were told that some of her organs had been removed. Her mother also noticed that Khadijeh’s ring and jewelry were missing. Authorities reportedly told the family that she was killed for 'participating...more
Feb. 21, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Countries: Albania
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On International Women’s Day, the People’s Advocate in cooperation with UN Women launched the ‘Femicide Watch’. This first of its kind initiative will collect and analyze data at the national level to promote more effective policies and mechanisms to prevent gender-based killings of women" (para 1). This indicates that femicide is enough of a problem in Albania to warrant this (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On International Women’s Day, the People’s Advocate in cooperation with UN Women launched the ‘Femicide Watch’. This first of its kind initiative will collect and analyze data at the national level to promote more effective policies and mechanisms to prevent gender-based killings of women" (para 1). This indicates that femicide is enough of a problem in Albania to warrant this (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 20, 2026, 11:37 a.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"Another prominent case is that of 39-year-old journalist Tinhinane Laceb. The mother of two daughters hosted an environmental programme on Algerian television. On 26 January 2021, she was murdered by her husband who was very jealous and could not accept that she was having a career. Algerian television initially reported this act as a mere 'death' failing to specify it as a femicide or assassination. Algerian women increasingly refuse to accept gender-specific violence. However, the prevailing culture of silence and stigmatisation makes it difficult for victims to seek justice. Although laws exist against gender-based violence in Algeria, they are often not sufficiently enforced" (para 5-6).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"Another prominent case is that of 39-year-old journalist Tinhinane Laceb. The mother of two daughters hosted an environmental programme on Algerian television. On 26 January 2021, she was murdered by her husband who was very jealous and could not accept that she was having a career. Algerian television initially reported this act as a mere 'death' failing to specify it as a femicide or assassination. Algerian women increasingly refuse to accept gender-specific violence. However, the prevailing culture of silence and stigmatisation makes it difficult for victims to seek justice. Although laws exist against gender-based violence in Algeria, they are often not sufficiently enforced" (para 5-6).
Feb. 20, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"This summer, Asma Qabli, a young pregnant woman from Beni Messous, was slaughtered by her husband, who then cut her stomach open and slaughtered her unborn baby. The horrendous news shocked everybody; such a barbaric act is unthinkable and implies that it had been preceded by a very abusive and violent relationship between the two spouses. Nevertheless, some people on the internet found a way to put the blame on the victim. Indeed, a few people -mostly men- kept saying that the man committed this crime after hearing that his wife had been cheating on him and that the baby was not his own, which according to them justifies slaughtering...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1
"This summer, Asma Qabli, a young pregnant woman from Beni Messous, was slaughtered by her husband, who then cut her stomach open and slaughtered her unborn baby. The horrendous news shocked everybody; such a barbaric act is unthinkable and implies that it had been preceded by a very abusive and violent relationship between the two spouses. Nevertheless, some people on the internet found a way to put the blame on the victim. Indeed, a few people -mostly men- kept saying that the man committed this crime after hearing that his wife had been cheating on him and that the baby was not his own, which according to them justifies slaughtering...more