Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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September 2026

• Man captured in Neiva after physically assaulting his partner

  A woman in Neiva reported being physically assaulted by her partner, who was captured by Metropolitan Police officers responding to a call about a fight in the Calixto neighborhood.

  Sep 19 · Neiva, Colombia1 source

• Woman killed by partner in Madrid

  A 34-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her partner in Madrid, and her body was found on Saturday.

  Sep 19 · Madrid, Spain1 source

• Teenage girl gang-raped in Tunis's Mellassine district

  A 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing was lured, held for more than 48 hours and gang-raped in the Mellassine area of Tunis, then found and taken to hospital in critical condition.

  Sep 19 · Tunis, Tunisia1 source

• Domestic-violence shooting at Allen Starbucks leaves one dead, one injured

  An altercation between two people at a Starbucks in Allen, Texas, left both with gunshot wounds; one died at a hospital.

  Sep 18 · Allen, United States1 source

• Indigenous girl, 15, gang-raped in rural Itamarati; four suspects sought

  A 15-year-old Indigenous girl was gang-raped in the rural area of Itamarati, Amazonas, after suspects allegedly gave her alcohol.

  Sep 18 · Itamarati, Brazil1 source

• Businessman filmed threatening to murder women at Sandton restaurant

  A businessman was filmed at a Sandton restaurant threatening to murder a group of women who had rejected his romantic advances, saying he could buy the restaurant and get away with it.

  Sep 18 · Sandton, South Africa1 source

• Woman beaten and stabbed to death in Ekurhuleni, South Africa

  A 38-year-old woman was found partially naked after being beaten and stabbed to death in Ekurhuleni, a municipality outside Johannesburg.

  Sep 17 · Ekurhuleni, South Africa1 source

• Woman hospitalized after partner tried to strangle her in Málaga

  A man attempted to strangle his partner in a home in the Pinares de San Antón area of Málaga; she was resuscitated and remains in the ICU.

  Sep 16 · Málaga, Spain2 sources

• Woman shot in her Moab home dies six days later

  A man forced his way into a 33-year-old woman's home in Moab, Utah, and shot her; she died six days later.

  Sep 15 · Moab, United States1 source

• AI image depicting mayor chased with whip circulates online

  An AI-generated image circulating on social media depicts a mayoral candidate chasing the Buffalo City mayor with a whip.

  Sep 14 · Buffalo City, South Africa1 source

• Man arrested after domestic violence incident in La Teja

  A 32-year-old man was arrested after his ex-partner reported physical aggression and he struggled with her in the street in La Teja.

  Sep 13 · La Teja, Uruguay1 source

• Fashion council head pins female protester to ground at New York Fashion Week

  A man physically restrained and pinned a female protester to the ground at a New York Fashion Week show, covering her mouth and holding her down.

  Sep 13 · New York, United States1 source

• Teacher fatally stabbed in her home in Kgakala Location

  A 33-year-old teacher at a school for the deaf was attacked inside her residence in Kgakala Location, Extension 3, by a man suspected to be her former boyfriend, who broke in through a window armed with a knife and fatally stabbed her before killing himself.

  Sep 13 · Kgakala Location, South Africa1 source

• Couple found dead in possible domestic violence murder-suicide

  Two people who lived together and were believed to be married or in a domestic partnership were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds at a home on the far West Side.

  Sep 13 · Bexar County, United States2 sources

• App driver arrested for raping 20-year-old passenger during ride

  An app driver locked his car doors and sexually assaulted a 20-year-old passenger during a ride in Campo Grande.

  Sep 12 · Campo Grande, Brazil1 source

• Spanish exchange student killed in Cuautla, Mexico

  A 21-year-old Spanish university exchange student was attacked with a bladed weapon and killed in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico, during a local festival.

  Sep 12 · Cuautla, Mexico6 sources

• Husband sets wife on fire at boarding house in Bone

  A man doused his wife with gasoline and set her on fire at a boarding house in Watampone, Bone Regency, after accusing her of having an affair.

  Sep 12 · Watampone, Indonesia1 source

• 17-year-old German tourist reports rape after Rimini nightclub

  A 17-year-old German tourist on holiday in Rimini reported being raped after leaving a nightclub; police searched the hotel room of a 27-year-old man involved in the case.

  Sep 12 · Rimini, Italy1 source

• Man fatally shoots woman, then himself, in Philadelphia home

  A 43-year-old man shot a 42-year-old woman in the head and then shot himself inside a home on North 18th Street in Philadelphia.

  Sep 12 · Philadelphia, United States1 source

• Woman killed, girl injured in Little Havana shooting

  A man and a woman were fatally shot and a 13-year-old girl was injured in a shooting at a Little Havana intersection in Miami.

  Sep 12 · Miami, United States1 source

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