News Center- The number of femicides and suspicious deaths of women keeps rising in the Islamic Republic of Iran while the authorities remain silent against the increase in gender-related killings.

NuJINHA Persian compiled the data on femicide and suspicious death of women in Iran from local, national newspapers and news agencies from January 20, 2024 to February 20, 2024.

34 women and girls were killed, 12 more more died under suspicious circumstances in Iran between January 20 and February 20, 2024, according to NuJINHA Persian.

On January 20, two young women were kidnapped and killed by a thief in the city of Marand. A 65-year-old woman living in Tehran by a housekeeper. A woman living in Tehran was killed by her son during a family dispute. A young woman was killed by her parents in the city of Ardabil.

On January 22, a woman was killed by her brother in the city of Shiraz.

On January 23, a 16-year-old girl died under suspicious circumstances in the city of Mashhad. A 14-year-old girl identified as Pardis Karimi died under suspicious circumstances in the city of Sanandaj. The the suspicious deaths of both girls were recorded as “suicide”.

On January 24, a 32-year-old woman identified as Afshan Fathian, mother of two, died under suspicious circumstances.

On January 25, a 17-year-old girl died under suspicious circumstances in the village of Mashkan, Piranshahr County. Her death was recorded as “suicide”. A 25-year-old woman was killed by her ex-husband in the city of Kavar, Fars Province.

On January 26, a 15-year-old girl identified as Haujin Mustafapour died under suspicious circumstances in the city of Mahabad.

On January 29, a 9-year-old girl was killed by her stepmother in Yazd.

On January 30, a first-grade student identified as Fatemeh was killed by her neighbor in the city of Karaj.

On February 1, a woman identified as Goli Yaqoubi and her daughter were killed at their home in the village of Alkabad, Lorestan Province, by unknown persons. A 27-year-old woman identified as Zahra Nazarian was executed in Sabzevar prison.

On February 5, a 30-year-old woman and her 60-year-old mother were killed at their home in Tehran by unknown persons.

On February 6, the dead body of a 22-year-old woman was found in the Khamiran Dam, Isfahan province. A 60-year-old woman was killed by her son in the city of Garmsar during a family dispute. A 30-year-old woman living in Tehran killed herself by jumping over a bridge. A 45-year-old woman was killed by her husband's nephew in the city of Borujerd, Lorestan province.

On February 7, a young woman was shot to death by police officers in a car in the city of Andimeshk.

On February 11, an 18-year-old Afghan girl was killed by her husband in the city of Mashhad.

On February 12, a young woman, her husband and her sister-in-law were shot to death by an unknown person in the village of Chahar Zabar-e Sofla, Kermanshah Province. Dead body of a 35-year-old woman identified as Ruqiyeh Kalhari was found in a dam of Piranshahr. A 13-year-old girl identified as Honia Bahrami died under suspicious circumstances in Saqqez. A young woman living in Tabriz was killed by her husband.

On February 13, a 24-year-old woman identified as “Samira” was killed by her colleague in Tehran.

On February 15, a 23-year-old woman identified as “Maryam” was killed by her fiancé in Tehran. A female prisoner, who was sentenced to death, died under suspicious circumstances in prison in Tehran. A 40-year-old woman identified as Galala Karimi died under suspicious circumstances in Divandarreh. A 40-year-old woman was killed by her fiancé in Tehran. The dead body of a 53-year-old woman was found in Tehran. A young woman identified as “Shahreh” was killed by an unknown person in Tehran.

On February 18, a 25-year-old man killed 12 members of his family, including his mother, two sisters, his sister-in-law wife, and his four nephews in the city of Faryab, Kerman province.

On February 19, a young woman was killed by her ex-husband in the city of Kashan during a family dispute.

On February 20, a 19-year-old woman identified as Zainab Hosseinkhani was killed by her father in Isfahan province.