Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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June 2026

• Woman reports ex-boyfriend for striking her in the face

  A young woman filed a police complaint in Buenos Aires alleging her ex-boyfriend hit her in the face during an argument in the early hours of the morning.

  Jun 12 · Buenos Aires, Argentina4 sources

• Man arrested after attacking ex-partner with a sharp weapon in Valparaíso

  A man attacked his ex-partner with a sharp weapon, wounding her leg, in the Placilla sector of Valparaíso.

  Jun 12 · Valparaíso, Chile1 source

• Man arrested for attempted femicide of his wife in Puerto Natales

  A man attacked his wife during a jealous dispute in Puerto Natales, punching her repeatedly in the face and attempting to asphyxiate her.

  Jun 12 · Puerto Natales, Chile1 source

• 17-year-old girl reports gang rape at party in Contagem

  A 17-year-old girl told police she was raped by several teenage boys at a party at her home in Contagem after she lost consciousness.

  Jun 12 · Contagem, Brazil2 sources

• Woman stabbed to death in Worcester domestic violence attack

  A woman was stabbed to death on Sunrise Avenue in Worcester in what police described as a domestic violence case; a caller told police his father was stabbing his mother.

  Jun 12 · Worcester, United States1 source

• Man kills his partner in rural Cerro Largo, Uruguay

  A man shot his partner, a woman of about 40, at a rural property in Puntas de Quebracho, Cerro Largo, Uruguay.

  Jun 12 · Puntas de Quebracho, Uruguay1 source

• Man arrested for rape and false imprisonment of ex-partner and stepdaughter

  A 43-year-old man was arrested for rape, sexual assault of a minor, threats, kidnapping, false imprisonment and domestic violence against his 52-year-old ex-partner and her 13-year-old stepdaughter in Manacapuru, Amazonas.

  Jun 11 · Manacapuru, Brazil1 source

• Man stabs girlfriend and her mother in Jaboatão dos Guararapes

  A man attacked his 18-year-old girlfriend and stabbed her 33-year-old mother in the neck and arm when she tried to protect her daughter, in the Guararapes neighborhood of Jaboatão dos Guararapes.

  Jun 11 · Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested for sexually assaulting 1-year-old girl in Pará

  A man was arrested after a 1-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the rural community of Alêma in Terra Santa, Pará.

  Jun 11 · Terra Santa, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after physically attacking his wife at home

  A 44-year-old man was arrested after he physically attacked his 30-year-old wife in the family home in Strumica.

  Jun 10 · Strumica, North Macedonia1 source

• Woman arrested in Tudela for beating and dragging her 17-year-old daughter

  A 44-year-old woman was arrested in Tudela after police viewed video of her beating and dragging her 17-year-old daughter, who was found barefoot and sobbing in the street.

  Jun 8 · Tudela, Spain1 source

• Senator's private intimate images circulated without consent

  A Chilean senator denounced that private intimate images of her were circulated without her consent, which she attributed to her ex-husband.

  Jun 8 · Chile1 source

• Councilwoman reports ex-partner for threats and gender violence

  A local political activist was denounced for gender-based violence by his ex-partner, a sitting councilwoman, who submitted an audio in which he threatens to stone her along with other offensive material targeting her, her daughter and her father.

  Jun 8 · Florencio Varela, Argentina1 source

• Man arrested after attacking wife and her mother in Skopje home

  In Skopje's Gazi Baba area, a 36-year-old man physically attacked his 37-year-old wife and her mother with a hard object, threatened them with a sharp object and smashed furniture in the home.

  Jun 7 · Skopje, North Macedonia1 source

• Man kills two teenage girls in domestic violence incident, then himself

  A 21-year-old man shot and killed two teenage girls, one of whom he was reportedly in a relationship with, before taking his own life after a police pursuit in Laurel County, Kentucky.

  Jun 6 · Kentucky, United States7 sources

• Man arrested after attempted rape of 61-year-old woman in Sinop

  A 21-year-old man was arrested after attempting to rape a 61-year-old woman on a public street in Sinop, Mato Grosso, in the early hours of the morning.

  Jun 6 · Sinop, Brazil1 source

• Four-year-old girl assaulted by mother's partner in Sibaté

  A four-year-old girl was physically and psychologically assaulted by her mother's partner in Sibaté, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

  Jun 6 · Sibaté, Colombia1 source

• Woman doctor burned in acid attack at Quetta hospital

  A man threw acid at a woman doctor at her hospital in Quetta, causing burns to seven percent of her body.

  Jun 6 · Quetta, Pakistan4 sources

• Woman shot dead by her partner in Málaga

  A 51-year-old woman was found shot dead in a home in Málaga alongside her 56-year-old partner, who police say killed her and then took his own life.

  Jun 5 · Málaga, Spain4 sources

• Woman killed by husband in apparent murder-suicide in Baytown

  A man shot and killed his wife inside their Baytown home before taking his own life, police said.

  Jun 5 · Baytown, United States1 source

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