Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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May 2026

• Pregnant woman assaulted by partner in Bilbao home

  A pregnant woman in Bilbao called emergency services after her partner beat and threatened her and took her phone; she was treated for bruises.

  May 5 · Bilbao, Spain2 sources

• Off-duty military police officer shoots woman dead in rural Avaré

  A 57-year-old woman was shot dead in the rural area of Avaré by an off-duty military police officer with whom she had been in an extramarital relationship.

  May 5 · Avaré, Brazil1 source

• Woman killed by her partner in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá

  A woman and mother of four was found with multiple wounds after being lured to a park in the Arborizadora Alta sector by her partner of more than a decade; she died while receiving medical care.

  May 4 · Bogotá, Colombia1 source

• Senior police officer accused of gender violence against female partner

  A senior Buenos Aires provincial police officer was accused of threatening to kill and assaulting his partner, a fellow officer, during an argument at her home in El Pato, Berazategui.

  May 4 · El Pato, Argentina2 sources

• University candidate calls woman director 'maquillista' on radio program

  During a Radio Universidad program in Oaxaca, a candidate for the UABJO rectorate referred to the director of the Faculty of Medicine, a woman, as a 'maquillista', which was denounced as symbolic violence against her.

  May 4 · Oaxaca, Mexico1 source

• Man arrested in Vilagarcía for assaulting ex-partner and breaching restraining order

  A 37-year-old man was arrested in Vilagarcía de Arousa after allegedly assaulting his 26-year-old former partner at a home on Rúa da Coca in the As Carolinas neighbourhood, in violation of an active restraining order.

  May 3 · Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain1 source

• Man arrested for holding partner captive and threatening her with a knife

  A man was arrested after holding his partner captive and threatening her with a knife to her neck in Tatuí.

  May 3 · Tatuí, Brazil1 source

• Woman beaten by husband at home in Porto Rafti

  A 36-year-old woman reported that her 39-year-old husband beat her repeatedly on the head at their home in Porto Rafti, in the presence of their baby.

  May 3 · Porto Rafti, Greece1 source

• Woman killed by partner after protection order expired

  A 37-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her de facto partner at Teouma Chiko, Vanuatu, after a two-month Family Protection Order she had obtained expired.

  May 2 · Teouma Chiko, Vanuatu1 source

• Woman hospitalized after husband attacks her with machete

  A 31-year-old woman was attacked by her husband with a machete at their home in Chae Hom District, leaving her with severe injuries requiring more than 30 stitches.

  May 2 · Chae Hom District, Thailand1 source

• Woman killed by husband in murder-suicide at Florida campground

  A woman was shot and killed by her husband at the Ocean Pond Campground in Olustee, Florida, before he took his own life.

  May 2 · Olustee, United States1 source

• Man arrested after knife attack on ex-partner in Santarém

  A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to kill his ex-partner with a knife inside her home in Santarém, Pará.

  May 1 · Santarém, Brazil1 source

• Woman killed with a knife in her home in Caldas, Antioquia

  A 45-year-old woman was attacked with a knife inside her home in the El Pombal neighborhood of Caldas, Antioquia, and died; her 26-year-old son is the suspected perpetrator.

  May 1 · Caldas, Colombia1 source

April 2026

• Estranged husband breaks into wife's home, sparking gas explosion

  A man forced his way into his estranged wife's basement apartment in South Ozone Park, Queens, terrorized her and her family, and set off a gas explosion that destroyed the home and injured several police officers.

  Apr 30 · New York City, United States1 source

• Woman beaten and struck with stone by husband in Indore

  A man attacked his wife at their home in Kailod Kakad, in the Lasudia police station area of Indore, hitting her with his fists and then striking her head with a stone, leaving her bleeding.

  Apr 29 · Indore, India1 source

• Woman killed during birthday trip in Jamaica; husband sought

  A woman visiting Jamaica for her birthday died from blunt force head injuries after being dropped off at a hospital in St. James.

  Apr 29 · Saint James Parish, Jamaica1 source

• Man attacks partner with knife and pickaxe, sets house on fire

  A 46-year-old man attacked his 50-year-old partner with a knife and a pickaxe and set fire to the house where they lived in the Morada Nova neighbourhood of Uberlândia.

  Apr 29 · Uberlândia, Brazil1 source

• Woman shot and seriously injured in South Bend-area domestic violence attack

  A woman was shot and seriously injured, and a man was killed, in an attack apparently carried out by a former South Bend police officer who also died.

  Apr 27 · South Bend, United States1 source

• Five-year-old girl abducted from outback town camp near Alice Springs

  A five-year-old girl was reported missing from her home at the Old Timers Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs after being put to bed, and police believe she was abducted.

  Apr 26 · Alice Springs, Australia8 sources

• Military police officer arrested over domestic violence against ex-girlfriend in Teresina

  A military police officer was arrested after his ex-girlfriend, a journalist, reported being assaulted, strangled, threatened and subjected to an attempted sexual assault in an apartment in Teresina.

  Apr 26 · Teresina, Brazil1 source

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