Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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November 2026

• Woman reports being assaulted by her husband at home

  A 43-year-old woman in Berovo reported to police that her husband physically assaulted her at the family home following an argument.

  Nov 3 · Berovo, North Macedonia2 sources

• Woman shot in domestic violence incident at Spangle home

  A woman told dispatchers she had been shot and needed medical attention at a home in Spangle during a domestic violence call.

  Nov 3 · Spangle, United States8 sources

• Man arrested for holding ex-partner captive at his home

  A 45-year-old man was arrested in Cartagena after police found his ex-partner held against her will at his home, under threats and assaults.

  Nov 3 · Cartagena, Chile3 sources

• Man arrested for threatening ex-partner during her testimony in Teresina

  A man was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill his ex-partner, sending her dozens of calls and messages with insults and threats, and violating protective measures, including while she testified at the women's police station in Teresina.

  Nov 3 · Teresina, Brazil2 sources

• Ex-partner stalked woman with hundreds of daily calls and hidden tracker

  A 25-year-old woman in Bologna reported that her ex-partner bombarded her with up to 200 phone calls a day, created fake social profiles, and hid a tracking device in her bag to monitor her movements.

  Nov 3 · Bologna, Italy2 sources

• Man arrested over suspected seven-year sexual abuse of a child

  A 35-year-old man was arrested in flagrante for child pornography offenses and is suspected of sexually abusing a child for seven years in Portel, in the Évora district, with the abuse reportedly beginning when the victim was six.

  Nov 3 · Portel, Portugal1 source

• Man arrested for drugging and raping a woman in Ceilândia

  A man was arrested after a woman reported he had drugged her with clonazepam and sexually assaulted her without consent, and was preventing her from leaving the residence.

  Nov 3 · Ceilândia, Brazil2 sources

• Female police officer beaten and sexually assaulted by two men on motorcycle

  A 46-year-old female police officer was intercepted by two men on a motorcycle, beaten and dragged to a dark, unpopulated area where she was sexually assaulted in the southern zone of the capital.

  Nov 3 · Santiago del Estero, Argentina1 source

• Man arrested over rape of a child under 15 in Nuuk

  Police in Nuuk received a report of the rape of a child under 15 from the Nuussuaq district and arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the case.

  Nov 3 · Nuuk, Greenland1 source

• TV judge makes sexist comment about a female dancer

  On the Rai 1 show "Ballando con le Stelle," judge Guillermo Mariotto commented on actress Anna Safroncik's performance in a sexist manner, drawing condemnation from a senator.

  Nov 3 · Italy1 source

• Man arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl

  A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in João Pessoa.

  Nov 3 · João Pessoa, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested on suspicion of rape at a house in Balderton

  A man was arrested on suspicion of rape after police attended a house in Balderton.

  Nov 3 · Balderton, United Kingdom1 source

• Man arrested after partner reports domestic assault in Igreja Nova

  A woman in Igreja Nova told police she had been assaulted by her partner, and officers took him into custody.

  Nov 3 · Igreja Nova, Brazil1 source

• Woman flees partner; employee assaulted at Alice Springs venue

  An adult woman sought refuge from her partner at a licensed premises on Milner Road in Gillen, Alice Springs.

  Nov 3 · Alice Springs, Australia1 source

• Man arrested after shooting girlfriend in the head in Oviedo

  A man shot his girlfriend in the back of the head during an argument at a home on Laurel Oaks Court, police said.

  Nov 3 · Oviedo, United States2 sources

• Dalit groups protest after alleged rape of 15-year-old girl in Dharwad district

  A 15-year-old girl from Honnapur village in Dharwad district was allegedly raped, and protesters said attempts were made to threaten her and settle the matter through mediation.

  Nov 3 · Honnapur, India1 source

• Woman sexually assaulted while walking in Hamburg park

  A 29-year-old woman was walking in a park in Borgfelde when an unknown man approached her on a bicycle, spoke to her, held her, and touched her inappropriately.

  Nov 3 · Hamburg, Germany1 source

• Man set fire to ex-partner's apartment in Glyfada, police say

  A 46-year-old man entered his former partner's apartment in Glyfada and set it alight using a canister of flammable liquid and rags, according to police.

  Nov 3 · Glyfada, Greece1 source

• Man attacked his 17-year-old girlfriend at his home, police say

  A 21-year-old man physically assaulted his 17-year-old girlfriend at his home in Bogdanci, according to police.

  Nov 3 · Bogdanci, North Macedonia3 sources

• Man arrested after woman reports rape and captivity in Sinop

  A 37-year-old man was arrested after a 22-year-old woman reported he raped her, assaulted her, threatened her with a gun, and kept her from leaving a residence in the Vitória Régia neighborhood.

  Nov 3 · Sinop, Brazil2 sources

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