Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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Incidents 691–710 of 831, newest first. See the newest

March 2026

• Man fatally stabs mother and three other women in Pierce County neighborhood

  A man fatally stabbed his mother and three other women in her neighborhood in Pierce County, Washington, before being shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy.

  Mar 4 · Washington, United States1 source

• 13-year-old girl sexually assaulted by three adolescents in Manaus

  A 13-year-old girl was locked inside a neighbour's house and sexually assaulted by three adolescent boys, aged 13 to 15, who also physically assaulted her, in the Jorge Teixeira neighbourhood of Manaus.

  Mar 3 · Manaus, Brazil2 sources

• Man arrested in Venâncio Aires for violating protective order in domestic violence case

  A 46-year-old man was arrested in the Brígida neighbourhood of Venâncio Aires for repeatedly violating an emergency protective order, with records of stalking and threats against a woman.

  Mar 3 · Venâncio Aires, Brazil1 source

• Woman killed by ex-partner outside courthouse before VAWC hearing

  A 25-year-old female engineer was shot in the head and killed, and her brother wounded, as they parked in front of the Catarman Regional Trial Court in Barangay Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar, where they were to attend a hearing on a violence-against-women-and-children case they had filed against her former partner, an active Army soldier.

  Mar 2 · Catarman, Philippines1 source

• University student threatens to rape female classmate in Santos

  A male university student in Santos sent WhatsApp messages threatening to rape and assault a female classmate if she refused to have sex with him.

  Mar 2 · Santos, Brazil1 source

• Landlady strangled by tenant during argument in Madrid flat

  A 20-year-old male tenant strangled his 31-year-old landlady during an argument in the flat he rented from her in the Carabanchel district of Madrid, then confessed at a police station.

  Mar 2 · Madrid, Spain1 source

• Iraqi women's rights activist shot dead in Baghdad

  Yanar Mohammed, an Iraqi activist and co-founder of the Organization for Freedom Women of Iraq, was fatally shot in Baghdad.

  Mar 2 · Baghdad, Iraq7 sources

• Woman killed with a sharp weapon in Pereira; ex-partner suspected

  A woman was killed with a sharp weapon during an intrafamily dispute in Pereira, allegedly attacked by her ex-partner.

  Mar 1 · Pereira, Colombia1 source

• Postpartum patient shot and killed by husband in Alabama hospital

  A 24-year-old woman recovering from childbirth was shot multiple times by her husband in her hospital room at a medical center in Homewood, Alabama, before he turned the gun on himself.

  Mar 1 · Homewood, United States2 sources

• Toddler sexually abused in Nonthaburi, mother files police complaint

  A 2-year-old girl in Nonthaburi, Thailand was found with genital and anal tearing after being returned home from playing.

  Mar 1 · Nonthaburi, Thailand1 source

• Woman killed in her home, allegedly by ex-partner

  A 24-year-old care worker was fatally shot in the head while sleeping in her own home, allegedly by her ex-partner, after she had reportedly filed multiple police complaints against him.

  Mar 1 · Schaarbeek, Belgium1 source

• Woman killed in her home in Barranquilla; partner sought

  A 61-year-old woman was found dead in her home in the Pinar del Río neighborhood of Barranquilla, killed with a bladed weapon.

  Mar 1 · Barranquilla, Colombia1 source

• Fashion designer kidnapped after leaving Bogotá nightclub

  A 47-year-old fashion designer was kidnapped after leaving a nightclub in Bogotá, had her bank accounts emptied, and was abandoned outside the city before reaching police.

  Mar 1 · Bogotá, Colombia1 source

• Woman abused by partner for years in Tachov region

  A 52-year-old woman was repeatedly physically and verbally attacked and forced into sexual intercourse over nearly five years by a 44-year-old man she lived with in a village in the Tachov region.

  Mar 1 · Plzen Region, Czech Republic1 source

• Elderly man arrested for sexually abusing 4-year-old girl in Boa Vista

  A 75-year-old man was arrested after a neighbor caught him sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl in an apartment in the Pricumã neighborhood of Boa Vista.

  Mar 1 · Boa Vista, Brazil1 source

February 2026

• Man attacked his wife; police found a drug lab at the house

  A 35-year-old man verbally and physically attacked his wife at their family home in the Litovel area.

  Feb 28 · Litovel, Czech Republic1 source

• Man arrested for beating his wife and father in Alta Verapaz

  A 30-year-old man was detained by police in Santa María Cahabón, Alta Verapaz, after attacking his 25-year-old wife with slaps and kicks and then assaulting his 58-year-old father.

  Feb 27 · Santa María Cahabón, Guatemala1 source

• 11-year-old Christian girl abducted and killed in Gujranwala

  An 11-year-old Christian girl was abducted and killed by a neighbor in Gujranwala, Pakistan; her body was found and police later shot the suspect.

  Feb 27 · Gujranwala, Pakistan1 source

• Woman physically attacked by partner in Skopje's Dračevo area

  A 22-year-old woman reported to Skopje police that she was physically attacked by her unmarried partner at a home in the Dračevo area of Skopje.

  Feb 27 · Skopje, North Macedonia1 source

• Male student assaults female classmate at Veracruz secondary school

  A male student at the ETI 26 technical secondary school in Veracruz attacked a female classmate in a school corridor, leaving her injured, while other students recorded the assault.

  Feb 26 · Veracruz, Mexico1 source

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