Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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January 2026

• Woman killed by her partner in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  A 43-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her partner in the home they shared in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

  Jan 5 · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain2 sources

• Young woman shot and killed by former husband in Kabul

  A young woman was shot and killed by her former husband in front of Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance in Kabul.

  Jan 5 · Kabul, Afghanistan1 source

• Man threatens sisters with knives, assaults one, in San Bernardo domestic violence case

  A man threatened his two sisters and their young children with knives at their home, then assaulted his 24-year-old sister.

  Jan 5 · San Bernardo, Chile1 source

• Man confesses to strangling partner in Wilfersdorf, Austria

  A 47-year-old man in Wilfersdorf, Austria, confessed to strangling his 36-year-old German partner to death during an argument and hiding her body in his cellar for eight days.

  Jan 5 · Wilfersdorf, Austria1 source

• Woman found stabbed to death in Quesada; ex-partner arrested

  A 38-year-old woman was found with stab wounds in the Los Molinos area of Quesada, Jaén, and the Guardia Civil arrested a man, her former partner, in connection with her death.

  Jan 4 · Quesada, Spain6 sources

• Woman stabbed in the throat by her husband at home in Capriolo

  A 45-year-old mother of three was stabbed in the throat with a knife by her husband at the family home in Capriolo, near Brescia.

  Jan 4 · Capriolo, Italy1 source

• Woman, 21, shot dead in rural Ventaquemada; partner captured

  A 21-year-old woman was shot dead in the rural Supatá area of Ventaquemada, Boyacá, in what authorities are investigating as a presumed femicide.

  Jan 4 · Ventaquemada, Colombia1 source

• Man shoots former partner and her friend in intimate partner violence attack

  An 81-year-old man shot his 80-year-old former partner and her 83-year-old male friend at a home in Cornwall, killing the friend and seriously injuring the woman, before dying by suicide.

  Jan 3 · Cornwall, Canada3 sources

• Man arrested over femicide of woman in Maceió

  A man was arrested on suspicion of killing a woman with whom he had a brief relationship in the Benedito Bentes neighborhood of Maceió.

  Jan 2 · Maceió, Brazil1 source

• Woman shot dead by husband in Bethlehem murder-suicide

  A 39-year-old mother of four was shot and killed by her husband at their home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

  Jan 2 · Bethlehem, United States2 sources

• Woman freed from private captivity; partner arrested in Manacapuru

  A woman held in private captivity and subjected to physical aggression and threats by her partner was freed by military police at a rural property in Manacapuru, Amazonas.

  Jan 2 · Manacapuru, Brazil1 source

• Woman reports repeated abuse and sexual assault by partner, a Guardia Civil lieutenant

  A woman reported that her partner, a Guardia Civil lieutenant, subjected her to continued abuse and three sexual assaults during their relationship.

  Jan 1 · Bétera, Spain1 source

December 2025

• Female streamer hit with firecrackers during live New Year's Eve broadcast

  A German streamer was struck on the head twice with firecrackers and insulted while walking through central Cologne during a live New Year's Eve broadcast.

  Dec 31 · Cologne, Germany1 source

• Woman targeted with AI-generated nude images on X after raising alarm

  A woman in Britain was targeted by X users who instructed the AI chatbot Grok to generate a sexualized image of her wrapped in foil, after she posted about the platform's failure to prevent such abuse.

  Dec 31 · United Kingdom1 source

• Woman assaulted in domestic violence incident in Curitiba

  A woman was found bloodied after being assaulted at a residence in the Cidade Industrial de Curitiba, where neighbours heard gunshots; a 30-year-old male suspect was later shot by military police.

  Dec 31 · Curitiba, Brazil1 source

• Man strangles 19-year-old woman to death while raping her in Milan

  A 19-year-old woman was strangled to death while being raped in the courtyard of a residential building in Milan.

  Dec 29 · Milan, Italy2 sources

• Actress injured in alleged domestic violence attack at country club

  Romina Gaetani was allegedly assaulted by her partner at the Tortugas Country Club in Pilar, suffering multiple injuries including scrapes, bruises and a cut.

  Dec 28 · Pilar, Argentina1 source

• Man arrested after beating ex-partner, fracturing her face, in Parintins

  A 44-year-old man punched his 43-year-old ex-partner in the face, causing serious fractures, because he did not accept the end of their relationship.

  Dec 28 · Parintins, Brazil1 source

• Woman reports ex-partner for abuse, captivity in Salta

  A 23-year-old Japanese woman in Salta province, Argentina, reported her former partner for sexual abuse, kidnapping, assault and threats, saying he beat her, broke her finger and held her captive in her home.

  Dec 25 · Salta, Argentina1 source

• Woman says her partner beat her in her Mexico City apartment

  A young woman publicly accused her partner of beating her inside her apartment in Mexico City, and said authorities granted her protection measures after she filed a complaint.

  Dec 17 · Mexico City, Mexico1 source

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