Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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November 2026

• Teenage girl reports gang rape at a house in Itapema

  A teenage girl told police she was forced into sexual acts under physical violence by a second man at a house in Itapema after she refused his participation, and she was left with injuries.

  Nov 1 · Itapema, Brazil1 source

• Woman stabbed to death in front of her son in Barretos

  A 44-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times in a public street near her mother's house in the Cecap neighborhood and died at the hospital.

  Nov 1 · Barretos, Brazil3 sources

• Two girl students sexually assaulted at a party in Hyderabad

  Two girl students staying in a hostel were taken to a room at a party, made to drink alcohol, and then sexually assaulted by two men.

  Nov 1 · Hyderabad, India2 sources

• Man arrested after attacking partner with knife and taser threats

  A man was arrested after striking his partner in the face and threatening her with a knife and an electric shock device in the Serraria neighborhood.

  Nov 1 · Maceió, Brazil2 sources

• Spanish councilor arrested after partner reports gender violence

  A local councilor in Adra was arrested after his partner filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil, and a court later released him with a restraining order and a ban on contact with the victim.

  Nov 1 · Adra, Spain4 sources

• Man arrested after attacking wife and baby daughter

  A 35-year-old man was arrested after attacking his wife while she held their one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, then taking the child to a nearby bar and throwing her to the ground.

  Nov 1 · Caetité, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after attempted rape of his 17-year-old niece

  A 42-year-old man was arrested after his 17-year-old niece reported he grabbed her by the neck, demanded she undress, and punched her in the face and chest when she refused, in Coelho Neto.

  Nov 1 · Coelho Neto, Brazil2 sources

• Man arrested after beating wife with stove grate in Curtatone

  A man attacked his wife at home, striking her repeatedly on the head with a cast-iron stove grate; she escaped and sought help from a neighbor.

  Nov 1 · Curtatone, Italy1 source

• Man arrested for pushing 17-year-old girl from two-story building

  A man allegedly pushed his girlfriend's 17-year-old sister from a two-story building after she rejected his sexual advance, leaving her critically injured.

  Nov 1 · Owerri, Nigeria1 source

• 15-year-old girl allegedly sexually abused near dance venue

  A 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused in the early hours after leaving a dance venue in Pozo Hondo, with the act reportedly occurring in rooms outside the Concejo Deliberante building.

  Nov 1 · Pozo Hondo, Argentina4 sources

• Man arrested after beating his mother and a friend being stabbed

  A man came home drunk, put his mother in a chokehold and punched her at their home in the Areal neighborhood; when a family friend intervened, a second man stabbed the friend in the arm.

  Nov 1 · Areal, Brazil1 source

• Young woman raped and threatened after refusing a man's advances

  A 23-year-old woman was held under violence and threats and raped in Flexeiras after she refused contact with a 36-year-old man; she was assaulted and threatened to keep her from reporting it.

  Nov 1 · Flexeiras, Brazil1 source

• Man rams ex-partner's car on purpose, flips his own vehicle

  A man intentionally collided his car with the vehicle of his 52-year-old ex-partner on Rua Tiradentes in the Canto do Forte neighborhood, then flipped his own car.

  Nov 1 · Praia Grande, Brazil1 source

• Elderly woman tortured and threatened with rape during home invasion

  Three armed men invaded an elderly couple's home in Broederstroom, beat and burned both victims with boiling water, cut the woman's nipples with a metal cutter and repeatedly threatened to rape her.

  Nov 1 · Broederstroom, South Africa4 sources

• Woman says she stabbed partner in self-defense during domestic dispute

  During an argument at a rural property, a woman told police her partner attacked her, leaving injuries to her face and hand, and that she grabbed a knife and struck him.

  Nov 1 · Candeias do Jamari, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after threatening ex-partner near her home

  A 38-year-old man was arrested after a woman reported being threatened by her ex-partner near her residence, despite an existing order barring him from contact or approach.

  Nov 1 · Corroios, Portugal1 source

• Neighbors detain man caught attempting to sexually abuse his 7-year-old niece

  A 57-year-old man was caught in bed attempting to sexually abuse his 7-year-old niece in a rented room; neighbors subdued him and alerted police, who took him into custody.

  Nov 1 · Hernandarias, Paraguay1 source

• Gang robs gold chains from three women on moving express train

  A gang of five to six people tampered with the signal system near Salpe station to stop the Mahalaxmi Express and snatched gold ornaments worth about two lakh rupees from the necks of three sleeping women passengers in a reserved coach, then fled.

  Nov 1 · Salpe, India1 source

• Man arrested after breaking into ex-girlfriend's home, police say

  A man subject to an active protection order unlawfully entered his ex-girlfriend's residence in Sierra Vista and initiated a violent domestic dispute, police said.

  Nov 1 · Sierra Vista, United States1 source

• Man arrested after woman followed into building and raped on staircase

  A 27-year-old woman walking near Willoughby and Bedford Avenues was followed into a nearby apartment building by a man on an e-bike and raped on a staircase.

  Nov 1 · Brooklyn, United States1 source

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