Incidents of sexism / gender-based violence around the world

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November 2026

• Woman stabbed in the face by her partner at home

  A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized after her 40-year-old partner cut her face during an argument at their home.

  Nov 1 · Santa Rosa, Argentina1 source

• Woman killed, husband dead in North St. Paul murder-suicide

  A 37-year-old woman was found dead with stab wounds and her 41-year-old husband was found dead with a gunshot wound at a residence in North St. Paul; police are investigating the case as a murder-suicide.

  Nov 1 · North St. Paul, United States1 source

October 2026

• Man detained in Tudela after slapping and insulting his partner

  A 33-year-old man was detained in Tudela after two witnesses reported he had slapped and insulted his 41-year-old partner in Plaza Constitución, leaving her with facial injuries.

  Oct 31 · Tudela, Spain1 source

• Man detained for beating his 18-year-old daughter in Tarapaya

  A man grabbed his 18-year-old daughter by the hair and struck her in the face and head during a family argument, cutting her mouth and injuring her head, and tried to take her phone to stop her from calling for help.

  Oct 31 · San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina1 source

• Woman held locked up and beaten by boyfriend in São Miguel

  A 26-year-old woman reported being beaten with electrical cords, a broom handle and other objects, having alcohol poured on her and her jaw fractured, and being kept locked up against her will by her boyfriend.

  Oct 31 · São Miguel, Brazil1 source

• Man arrested after assaulting partner and threatening her in Praia Grande

  A man pushed his 41-year-old partner inside their apartment after an argument and threatened to kill her; she was found hiding with her children in the building.

  Oct 31 · Praia Grande, Brazil1 source

• Woman stabbed to death in Caxias; partner sought as suspect

  A 31-year-old woman was stabbed to death at night in the Salobro neighborhood of Caxias.

  Oct 31 · Caxias, Brazil1 source

• US Marine suspected of killing woman in Naha hotel

  A 39-year-old woman was found dead in her hotel room in Naha, Okinawa, after failing to check out; police said she died of asphyxiation after a US Marine pressed on her neck, and he was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering her.

  Oct 31 · Naha, Japan1 source

• Rutgers police report sexual assault aboard crowded campus bus

  A person affiliated with Rutgers reported repeated and unwanted sexual contact, including touching, by an unknown man aboard a crowded Rutgers First Transit bus traveling between the College Avenue and Livingston Avenue campuses.

  Oct 31 · New Brunswick, United States1 source

• Man arrested after molesting two women at Mantua emergency room

  At the emergency room in Mantua, a man in an altered state molested two women and damaged the facilities; police arrested him for sexual violence, aggravated damage and interruption of public service.

  Oct 31 · Mantua, Italy1 source

• Woman stabbed at Selah convenience store in domestic violence incident

  A woman was stabbed at the Selah Mini Mart in Selah and taken to a hospital for treatment.

  Oct 31 · Selah, United States1 source

• Girl attacked with chainsaw at school after rejecting man's advances

  A man entered a classroom at a government high school and attacked a Class 10 girl with a mechanized chainsaw after she rejected his advances, severely injuring her neck and abdomen.

  Oct 31 · Raptadu, India1 source

• Woman alleges she was raped inside a police station in Jharkhand

  A woman filed a written complaint alleging she was raped inside the premises of Gamharia police station in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.

  Oct 31 · Gamharia, India1 source

• Young woman strangled and beaten by ex-partner who refuses to accept breakup

  A 23-year-old woman reported her 27-year-old ex-partner to police after he strangled her, twisted her neck, and punched and kicked her during an argument.

  Oct 31 · Mauá da Serra, Brazil1 source

• Ride-share driver charged after passenger sexually assaulted in Toronto

  A woman was sexually assaulted by a ride-share driver while riding in the front passenger seat in downtown Toronto; the driver allegedly blocked her from leaving and assaulted her again at the destination.

  Oct 31 · Toronto, Canada1 source

• Woman jogger stabbed in neck on Brooklyn promenade

  A 28-year-old woman was stabbed on both sides of her neck while jogging on the Shore Parkway Greenway promenade in Brooklyn and was left brain dead on life support.

  Oct 30 · Brooklyn, United States2 sources

• Woman assaulted by boyfriend in Shreveport domestic violence case

  A woman reported that her boyfriend pushed her, grabbed her face and neck, pinned her against a wall, and stopped her from calling 911, leaving visible injuries to her face and neck.

  Oct 30 · Shreveport, United States2 sources

• Elderly man detained after report he attacked his wife at home

  Police in Veles detained an 82-year-old man following a prior report that he physically attacked his 72-year-old wife in the family home, using a wooden object and threatening her.

  Oct 30 · Veles, North Macedonia1 source

• Man charged after assaulting a mother in domestic violence incident

  A man was charged with domestic violence after police said he assaulted a mother during a dispute at a home on Ransom Drive; her son intervened and the man was shot in the lower body.

  Oct 30 · Forest Acres, United States1 source

• Man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl on a flight to Poland

  A 29-year-old man was accused of sexually assaulting a minor Polish girl sitting next to him during an international flight from Barcelona to Modlin.

  Oct 30 · Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland2 sources

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