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A Woman Is Killed Every Two Days In Iran As 'Femicide' Spreads, RFE/RL Investigation Shows (www.rferl.org)
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According to an investigation by Radio Farda, at least 133 women and girls were killed in the last year for “honor” or other reasons by their husbands, fathers, and brothers – meaning that one woman is a victim of “femicide” every two days in the country.

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm honestly surprised it's that low

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Really depends if this is a 'tip of the iceberg' situation.

[–] Linktank 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah seriously, are they running out?