Seydeh Donya Hosseini
Age: 23
Stabbed to death: February 17, 2025
Residence: Beriyakhani, Kermanshah
Perpetrator: Father
Excuse: ‘Honor’
On Monday, February 17, 2025, Seyedeh Donya Hosseini, a 23-year-old woman from the village of Beriyakhani in Dalahoo County and a resident of Dowlatabad neighborhood in Kermanshah, was stabbed multiple times to death by her father, Seyed Yadollah Hosseini. The motive behind the murder has been reported as "honor-related." A source close to the Hosseini family stated that she had been divorced by her husband about 40 days ago due to what was described as a "relationship with another man." After 40 days of separation, she returned to her parental home, and just one day after arriving, she was murdered by her father with multiple stab wounds in an honor killing.
On Monday, February 17, 2025, Seyedeh Donya Hosseini, a 23-year-old woman from the village of Beriyakhani in Dalahoo County and a resident of Dowlatabad neighborhood in Kermanshah, was stabbed multiple times to death by her father, Seyed Yadollah Hosseini. The motive behind the… pic.twitter.com/ZBz3znq82E
— StopFemicideIran (@FemicideIran) March 2, 2025
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We are pleased to announce the release of our 2023 report, titled "Unveiling the Silenced Voices: Mapping Private and State Sponsored Femicide in Iran." 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.
In addition to the full report, we have also prepared a summary of the mid-year report, highlighting key developments and insights from the first half of the year.
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