Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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May 2026

• Trans woman killed and dismembered in Sanandaj, Iran

  A 32-year-old trans woman was stabbed to death in Sanandaj, Iran; her dismembered body was found near the Sanandaj dam and her head discovered days later in a city street.

  May 20 · Sanandaj, Iran1 source

• Two women chiefs assaulted at public participation meeting in Kileleshwa

  Two women chiefs were assaulted during a public participation meeting in Kileleshwa, Kenya, and were later treated at Nairobi Women's Hospital.

  May 20 · Kileleshwa, Kenya1 source

• Elderly woman threatened with knife by her son in Torreón home

  A 69-year-old woman called emergency services after her 38-year-old son allegedly threatened her with a knife inside her home in the Monterreal neighborhood of Torreón.

  May 20 · Torreón, Mexico1 source

• Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in Figueres

  A 32-year-old woman was killed by stabbing by her ex-partner in Plaça Tarradellas in Figueres.

  May 19 · Figueres, Spain2 sources

• Woman held for three days and repeatedly raped in abandoned Rome building

  A 32-year-old woman was abducted near a restaurant in Rome, forced into a van and taken to an abandoned building on the city's eastern outskirts, where she was repeatedly raped by several men over three days before escaping.

  May 19 · Rome, Italy3 sources

• Man shoots partner, children and parents in El Ejido

  A 25-year-old man opened fire on his parents, his 19-year-old partner and their two young children in the El Canalillo area between Balanegra and El Ejido, killing his parents and leaving the woman and the two minors seriously wounded.

  May 18 · El Ejido, Spain1 source

• Woman and two sons found dead in Campbelltown home; man charged

  A 46-year-old woman and her two sons, aged 4 and 12, were found dead in a home in Campbelltown, New South Wales.

  May 18 · Campbelltown, Australia1 source

• Man repeatedly harassed nine-year-old girl on Klaipėda bus

  A 59-year-old man repeatedly sat next to and followed a nine-year-old girl on a route bus in Klaipėda over three weeks, talking to her and giving her a note.

  May 18 · Klaipėda, Lithuania1 source

• Woman killed in Alexandria domestic violence shooting

  A 27-year-old woman was found shot multiple times inside an Alexandria apartment after police responded to a domestic violence call; the male suspect was also fatally shot by officers.

  May 18 · Alexandria, United States1 source

• High Point mother stabbed to death in domestic violence homicide

  A 45-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside her home on Jamesford Drive in High Point, North Carolina, during a domestic violence incident; her husband was shot and killed by police after advancing on officers with a knife.

  May 17 · High Point, United States1 source

• Woman assaulted by her partner in her Skopje apartment

  A 37-year-old woman in Skopje reported that her 29-year-old partner physically assaulted her in an apartment in the Aerodrom municipality of Skopje.

  May 17 · Skopje, North Macedonia2 sources

• Man threatens to shoot wife, nearly runs her over in Fresno domestic violence call

  A 56-year-old man threatened to shoot his wife and nearly struck her with his car at their home in Southwest Fresno during a domestic violence call.

  May 16 · Fresno, United States1 source

• Mother charged with breaking 5-year-old daughter's leg

  A woman in Vernal, Utah, threw her 5-year-old daughter to the floor and kicked her, breaking the child's leg, according to charging documents.

  May 16 · Vernal, United States1 source

• Woman and son shot dead at Guardia Civil barracks in Dolores

  A Guardia Civil officer shot dead his 51-year-old wife and their son at the family residence inside the Guardia Civil barracks in Dolores, Alicante, before apparently killing himself.

  May 16 · Dolores, Spain3 sources

• Man strikes 58-year-old woman in Timișoara apartment

  A 36-year-old man struck a 58-year-old woman in an apartment on Atomului Street in Timișoara during a spontaneous conflict fueled by alcohol.

  May 15 · Timișoara, Romania1 source

• Milwaukee woman killed in domestic violence incident

  A 45-year-old Milwaukee woman was killed in a domestic violence incident near 9th and Nash, suffering blunt-force trauma; her estranged boyfriend then died by suicide, according to her family.

  May 15 · Milwaukee, United States1 source

• Woman doused with petrol and set ablaze in Mwiki, Kasarani

  A woman was doused with petrol and set on fire by three masked attackers in Mwiki, Kasarani, leaving her with severe burns.

  May 15 · Mwiki, Kenya1 source

• Man arrested after assaulting girlfriend in Poconé

  A 21-year-old man was arrested after his 18-year-old girlfriend reported being punched, kicked and dragged by the hair at a residence in Poconé.

  May 15 · Poconé, Brazil1 source

• Pregnant 16-year-old girl shot dead by ex-boyfriend in Buckeye, Arizona

  A 16-year-old girl who was about 14 weeks pregnant was shot and killed by her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend in Buckeye, Arizona.

  May 14 · Buckeye, United States1 source

• Women military applicants report sexual abuse during medical exams

  About 70 young women applying to join the National Army were subjected to abusive and degrading medical examinations in Popayán, where a doctor touched their breasts and intimate parts without consent.

  May 14 · Popayán, Colombia1 source

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