Honor killing: Young student killed by her brother

Zahra Nasuri
Age at death: 15 years
Strangled: Oktober 7, 2020
Residence: Kangan city (Booshehr province, Iran)
Ethnicity: Fars
Children: –
Perpetrator: her brother
Excuse: honor

On Thursday, October 1, Zahra Nasuri was strangled by her brother in the city of Bank in Kangan city in Bushehr province as an act of “honor”.

Unfortunately, the original news release from HRANA is no longer publicly available. We are happy to receive any leads!

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