Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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July 2026

• Woman killed by her husband at their home in Alameda de la Sagra

  A man attacked his 45-year-old wife with a bladed weapon at the home they shared in Alameda de la Sagra, killing her in front of their children.

  Jul 21 · Alameda de la Sagra, Spain2 sources

• Woman fatally stabbed in Queens apartment; husband found hanged in park

  A 34-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed in her basement apartment in Astoria, Queens, and her 33-year-old husband was found hanged hours later in a nearby park in an apparent murder-suicide.

  Jul 21 · Astoria, United States1 source

• Comedian admits slapping ex-wife twice amid domestic abuse allegations

  A Nigerian comedian admitted in an Instagram video that he slapped his former wife twice during their marriage, while denying other abuse allegations she made.

  Jul 21 · Lagos, Nigeria1 source

• Woman found dead in Almoradí; partner arrested in suspected gender violence case

  A 56-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Almoradí, Alicante, and her 61-year-old partner was arrested.

  Jul 20 · Almoradí, Spain1 source

• Pregnant woman found killed in rural Cali after disappearance

  A 21-year-old woman eight months pregnant was found dead, bound, wrapped in sheets and with stab wounds in a rural area of Cali after she went missing.

  Jul 20 · Cali, Colombia3 sources

• Woman found stabbed to death in her home in Antequera

  A 30-year-old woman was found dead with stab wounds in her home in Antequera, Spain.

  Jul 20 · Antequera, Spain6 sources

• Woman stabbed to death by her partner in Belém

  A woman was stabbed to death by her partner inside a house on Avenida Cipriano Santos in the Canudos neighborhood of Belém.

  Jul 20 · Belém, Brazil1 source

• Woman protester allegedly assaulted by police officer during Delhi march

  A woman protester was allegedly assaulted by an Additional DCP during a police crackdown on a students' march towards Parliament near Jantar Mantar.

  Jul 20 · Delhi, India1 source

• Woman beaten by partner in front of their child in Crete

  A 37-year-old man is accused of assaulting his 36-year-old partner at their home in Anissaras, Chersonisos Municipality, Crete, in front of their young child.

  Jul 19 · Anissaras, Greece1 source

• Woman injured in Woodland Hills domestic violence standoff

  A man barricaded himself inside a Woodland Hills home after police responded to a domestic violence call, and a woman believed to be his wife sustained injuries during the hourslong standoff that escalated to a house fire and gunfire.

  Jul 19 · Woodland Hills, United States3 sources

• Man arrested for attempted femicide after violating protective order

  A 37-year-old man violated a protective order and tried to shoot his ex-partner in Jardim São Pedro, Buri.

  Jul 18 · Buri, Brazil1 source

• Man sets fire to mother-in-law's house, 11 homes destroyed; wife injured

  A man in Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra, set fire to his mother-in-law's house using petrol, causing 11 homes to burn down.

  Jul 18 · Lubuklinggau, Indonesia1 source

• 18-year-old woman found dead in Mattapan ruled homicide

  An 18-year-old woman was found dead in a Mattapan rental property and the state medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.

  Jul 18 · Boston, United States1 source

• Man kills wife and another man in Nioaque

  A man shot and stabbed his wife and another man with a knife in Colônia Conceição, Nioaque.

  Jul 17 · Nioaque, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after beating girlfriend and throwing her out of their home

  A man was detained after beating his 39-year-old girlfriend and throwing her out of the home they shared in Mezdra.

  Jul 17 · Mezdra, Bulgaria1 source

• Woman killed by her spouse in Sevilla la Nueva

  A 31-year-old woman was killed by her spouse in Sevilla la Nueva, Madrid.

  Jul 17 · Sevilla la Nueva, Spain1 source

• Woman killed in La Lima; partner suspected

  A woman was killed in the early hours of a Thursday in Colonia Planeta, La Lima, Cortés.

  Jul 16 · La Lima, Honduras1 source

• Woman killed in her Córdoba apartment; partner sought for femicide

  A 36-year-old woman was found dead in the apartment she shared with her young daughter in the Nueva Córdoba neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina.

  Jul 15 · Córdoba, Argentina1 source

• Man arrested over domestic violence and arson at ex-partner's home

  A man was arrested on suspicion of psychologically abusing his ex-partner and setting fire to the home where they had lived, destroying her motorcycle, in Vale do Sol.

  Jul 15 · Vale do Sol, Brazil1 source

• Graffiti inciting violence against women appears at Ercolano motorway exit

  Offensive graffiti inciting violence against women appeared at the motorway exit in Ercolano, prompting the mayor to order its removal.

  Jul 14 · Ercolano, Italy1 source

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