#StopFemicideIran

  • 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
Shot28
Slaughtered22
Strangled19
Burned8
Assaulted7
Beaten3
Stabbed2
Attacked with Acid2
Decapitated2
Poisoned2
Beaten with hamer/bar2
Tortured 1
Hanged1
Not enough information4

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:
The husband accused of setting his wife on fire was arrested in Tehran
Unknown woman Age at death: 29 years Burned alive: December 20, 2020 Residence: Tehran Ethnicity: Fars Children: – Perpetrator: her
Honour killing: Young woman killed by her brothers in Sanandaj
Sargol Habibi Age at death: 31 years Slaughtered: November 20, 2020 Residence: Sanandaj (Kurdish province, Iran) Ethnicity: Kurdish Children: –
Hajar Rasouli killed by her husband in Mehrestan
Hajar Rasouli Age at death: – Shot to death: December 15, 2020 Residence: Mehrestan (Sistan & Baluchistan province, Iran) Ethnicity:
Woman killed by her husband in Kermanshah
Unknown woman Age of death: 26 Assaulted: December 14, 2020 Residence: Kermanshah, Iran Ethnicity: Kurdish Children: – Perpetrator: her husband
Man strangles his 22-year-old sister over family dispute
Unknown woman Age of death: 22 Strangled: December 7, 2020 Residence: Zulfiqar (Ilam province) Ethnicity: Kurdish Children: – Perpetrator: her