Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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August 2026

• Woman attacked with knife by partner in Medina, Brazil

  A 27-year-old woman in Medina was choked, had her arms squeezed and mouth covered, and was threatened with death and a knife by her 20-year-old partner after he learned she planned to leave the home.

  Aug 4 · Medina, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after firing gun toward ex-partner's home

  A man drove past his ex-partner's house in Campo Limpo Paulista and fired a gun toward the residence.

  Aug 4 · Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil1 source

• Woman chased through Buenos Aires streets by partner, a former congressman

  A 23-year-old woman was recorded on security cameras running barefoot through the streets of Belgrano while her partner, a former congressman, chased her on foot.

  Aug 4 · Belgrano, Argentina1 source

• Woman shot dead in Aguachica bar after refusing to dance with a man

  A 20-year-old woman was shot in the head inside a bar in the Campo Serrano neighbourhood of Aguachica and died later at a regional hospital.

  Aug 1 · Aguachica, Colombia1 source

July 2026

• Woman stabbed to death in Santander; partner arrested

  A 27-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in a flat in Santander.

  Jul 31 · Santander, Spain3 sources

• Actress files domestic violence complaint against husband, in-laws

  A television actress filed a complaint of domestic violence and harassment against her husband and his family at a police station in Goregaon, Mumbai, and an FIR was registered.

  Jul 30 · Mumbai, India3 sources

• Man killed by police after domestic violence standoff in Pedro Leopoldo

  A 52-year-old man was shot dead by BOPE police after holding a 2-year-old child hostage during a domestic violence incident in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil.

  Jul 29 · Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil1 source

• Man stabs wife to death with scissors at East Delhi home

  A 54-year-old man stabbed his 50-year-old wife in the neck with a pair of scissors at their residence in Jagatpuri, East Delhi, then fled before police arrived.

  Jul 29 · Jagatpuri, India1 source

• Man on bicycle harasses and exposes himself to young woman in Porto Alegre

  A 25-year-old university student walking to work in the Bom Fim neighbourhood of Porto Alegre was followed by an unknown man on a bicycle who exposed his genitals and masturbated while harassing her; she fled and sought help at a hospital.

  Jul 29 · Porto Alegre, Brazil1 source

• Pregnant woman killed by her partner in Bayamo, Cuba

  A 34-year-old woman who was seven months pregnant was killed by her partner in Bayamo, Granma province, after having reported abuse and sought protection.

  Jul 29 · Bayamo, Cuba2 sources

• Preschool director arrested over suspected rape of three girls

  A 54-year-old director of a private preschool in Manaus was arrested on suspicion of raping three students, aged 4, 6 and 7, inside the school where they studied.

  Jul 29 · Manaus, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after partner reports domestic assault in Miguel Pereira

  A 33-year-old woman told police she had been assaulted by her partner, who was arrested in the Vila Suissa neighbourhood of Miguel Pereira after a domestic-violence complaint.

  Jul 29 · Miguel Pereira, Brazil1 source

• Woman stabbed to death by partner in Barcelona

  A 34-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her partner in front of her two minor children at a home in Barcelona's Sant Martí district.

  Jul 28 · Barcelona, Spain5 sources

• Man arrested after stabbing partner over late lunch in Campinas

  A man attacked his partner with a knife at their home in the Satélite Íris 2 neighborhood of Campinas, Brazil, after becoming angry that lunch was not ready.

  Jul 27 · Campinas, Brazil2 sources

• Venezuelan content creator drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted in Bogotá taxi

  A 28-year-old Venezuelan content creator was drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted by two men in a vehicle after being picked up in Bogotá's Zona T. He also reported xenophobic remarks about his nationality and a homophobic attitude from a police officer at a medical centre.

  Jul 26 · Bogotá, ColombiaQueer DiscriminationXenophobia1 source

• Woman stabbed by partner in domestic violence attack

  A man stabbed his female partner, leaving her with serious stab wounds, at a domestic violence scene in Exeter, Tasmania, before fleeing and dying in a head-on crash.

  Jul 24 · Exeter, Australia2 sources

• Parents killed, daughter abducted in domestic-violence shooting in Albania

  A man opened fire at his former fiancée's family home in Vidhisht, Roskovec, killing her parents and forcing her into a vehicle before fleeing.

  Jul 24 · Vidhisht, Albania1 source

• Woman beaten to death by husband over money for alcohol in Rajasthan

  A 34-year-old woman was beaten to death by her husband in their home in Agwana Khurd village, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, after she refused to give him money to buy alcohol.

  Jul 23 · Agwana Khurd, India1 source

• Man in Makassar accused of beating wife, abusing stepdaughter

  A 60-year-old man in Makassar allegedly beat his third wife with a wooden block, leaving her injured, and is accused of sexually abusing his 9-year-old stepdaughter.

  Jul 21 · Makassar, Indonesia1 source

• Woman found dead in Benahavís home after assault alert

  The Guardia Civil found the body of a 45-year-old woman inside a home in the Los Arqueros area of Benahavís after neighbours reported an assault.

  Jul 21 · Benahavís, Spain5 sources

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