The latest data from the the Statistical Center of Iran shows that during this spring, 16,264 individuals were examined by the Forensic Medicine Organization due to spousal abuse. Of this number, 15,764 cases, or 96%, were attributed to women, indicating that women are the primary victims of domestic violence and spousal abuse.
On November 18, the Center reported that in the second quarter of 2022, 2023, and 2024, at least 85 women and girls were killed by their husbands, fathers, brothers, and close male relatives.
This report emphasizes that femicide is one of the most severe forms of gender-based violence.
Ham Mihan newspaper recalls that the bill to ban violence against women has been gathering dust in the parliament for 11 years and has not yet been approved.
The newspaper Etemad, in July, presented statistics showing that 22 women were killed in the second quarter of 2022 by “close men,” including husbands, fathers, and brothers.
The report indicated that this number had risen in the same period in 2023 and 2024, reaching 28 and 35 women killed, respectively.
Last July, Shargh newspaper reported that from June 2021 to June 2023, on average, one case of femicide occurred in Iran every four days.
The website rouydad24 also reported on November 17 that frequent news of spousal murders and suicides has become one of the most important concerns in society.
This report notes that throughout the year, numerous news reports of women’s murders under various pretexts, such as “honor killings,” are published, stating: “A key question remains: Where is the law to protect women?”
The Women’s Security Bill was drafted about 13 years ago, and despite passing through the filters of the government and judiciary, it still collects dust in parliament.
On November 17, a campaign was launched online calling for the approval of the Women’s Security Bill, emphasizing that each year, the number of women who fall victim to oppression and injustice due to a lack of explicit legal and judicial support increases.
The signatories of this campaign recalled that Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of the Iranian regime, was urged to expedite the legal process for the bill’s approval in parliament and to take necessary actions to see it through.
In August of this year, Stop Femicide Iran, an organization focused on monitoring gender-based murders in Iran, reported that femicide in Iran increased by 60% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year.
According to the data from this organization, 93 gender-based murders were recorded in Iran from January to July 2024.
The Gallup research institute, in its 2017 report, identified Iran as the angriest country in the world, placing it at the top of social violence rankings globally.
