Zahra Khalilnejad
Age: 28
murdered: October 12, 2023
Residence: Damghan, Semnan province
Origin: Iran
Children: none
Perpetrator: husband
Excuse: family disputes
Zahra Khalilnejad was killed by her husband with apparent honor-related motives on October 12, 2023, in Damghan. Within hours, her husband confessed that due to "family disputes," he had killed Zahra Khalilnejad by delivering a severe blow to her head and then abandoned her body under a bridge. The husband is a cleric, and Zahra herself was a final-year doctoral student in anesthesiology.
Zahra Khalilnejad was killed by her husband with apparent honor-related motives on Oct 5, 2023 in Damghan. Her husband confessed within hours that due to "family disputes," he had killed Zahra Khalilnejad by delivering a severe blow to her head…#StopFemicide pic.twitter.com/PMU8MGYWvO
— StopFemicideIran (@FemicideIran) October 16, 2023
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We are pleased to announce the release of our 2024 report, titled "Stop Violence Against Women and Girls." This report sheds light on the harrowing reality of femicide in Iran, where approximately one woman is killed every other day simply for being a woman.
StopFemicideIran's mission is to combat femicide in Iran through a three-prong approach: documentation, education, and empowerment. SFI monitors and documents femicide cases, educates the public and human rights activists, and empowers grassroots organizations to advocate for women's rights. SFI also aims to raise awareness and advocate for policy reforms to prevent and respond to femicides in Iran.
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