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We collected stories of women who were murdered in Iran.
Many other murdered women remain anonymous with their stories untold.

The list of femicides in Iran has been compiled with the utmost care by StopFemicideIran.org, if you know of cases that are not yet included in our overview please report them to us so we can make our overview as complete as possible.

Top 5 provinces

1. Tehran: 20
2. West Azarbaijan: 10
3. Kermanshah: 10
4. Kordestan: 9
5. Khuzestan: 7

How women were murdered
Shot	28
Slaughtered	22
Strangled	19
Burned	8
Assaulted	7
Beaten	3
Stabbed	2
Attacked with Acid	2
Decapitated	2
Poisoned	2
Beaten with hamer/bar	2
Tortured	1
Hanged	1
Not enough information	4

Searchable list of femicides in Iran

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Ziynat Mazidi (20) beaten to death by her father in Deh Now in Iran because she wanted a divorce

Ziynat Mazidi Born 2002 beaten to death: 24 March 2022 Residence: Deh Now, Fars province Origin: Fars Children: – Perpetrator:

Femicide Map Iran 2020-2021

Nurse Fuzieh Amini (37) presumed beaten to death by her husband in Iranian-Kurdistan

Fuzieh Amini born: 1985 probably murdered: 9 March 2022 Residence: Saqez (Kordestan, Iran) Origin: Kurdish Children: 2 (14 and 4

Honor killing in Iran: 22-year-old Faezeh Maleki set on fire by father for having a boyfriend

Faezeh Maleki Age at death: 22 years Burned alive: 3 October 2021 Residence: Korkoreh (Kurdish province, Iran) Origin: Iran Children:

21-year-old Shida in Mehrdasht strangled by her father for coming home late

Shida (Sheida) Age of death: 21 Strangled: December 17, 2020 Residence: Mehrdasht (Isfahan province, Iran) Ethnicity: Fars Children: none Perpetrator: