Several media outlets have highlighted the problem of femicide in Iran, with Marjan Keypour of Stop Femicide Iran (SFI) offering statistics, expert insights, and commentary on the subject.
“Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, director of the Alliance for the Rights of All Minorities in Iran (ARAM) and initiator of the StopFeminicide Iran platform, which records Iranian victims of feminicide, is not surprised by this shortcoming on the part of the state. 'The government itself has proven to be both incapable and unwilling to change any rules that would guarantee rights and protections for women. There have been proposals to amend existing laws, but legislation after legislation, proposal after proposal, every single one has been rejected, delayed, or refused,' she says indignantly.”
Source:
www.rfi.fr
“Stop Femicide Iran, an NGO based in New York, says that a majority of femicide cases in Iran are excused as "honor" killings or family disputes where a female member is targeted for acts that allegedly go against societal traditions, religious demands, or the family's reputation.”
Source:
www.rferl.org
“Stop Femicide in Iran (SFI) reported 93 femicides in the first half of the year, equating to one killing every other day during that period.”
Source:
www.iranintl.com
“According to Stop Femicide Iran, an NGO based in New York, over 150 women were victims of femicide in Iran in 2023.”
Source:
www.rferl.org
“Stop Femicide Iran defines femicide as killing with a 'gender-related motive,' which may include 'the desire to exercise power over females or prevent or punish them for socially unacceptable female behavior' as well as 'assumptions of entitlement and ownership over women and girls, pleasure, or sadistic desires towards females.'”
Source:
dw.com
