All of these stories about femicide are within the last week.
On Jan. 9, Liliana Concha Perez was found dead in Durham alongside her former boyfriend, who was described by Perez's family as jealous, possessive and obsessive. On Jan. 24, an argument between María Teresa Meraz-Cruz and her boyfriend, Miguel Angel Ventura, ended in Ventura killing her in a murder-suicide. On Feb. 7, police arrested Tammy Lynn Hodges’s husband after she was found dead inside her home.
These women are just three recent examples of a tragic, yet growing, epidemic in North Carolina: femicide.
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Sherele counts female victims of violence. This is what she wants you to know
Violence against women is on the rise, and one of the key sources of up-to-date victim data is a lone journalist, not a government body.
Thirty-four Australian women have been killed by violence so far this year.
This figure wasn't put calculated by a government body or advocacy organisation; it was collated by journalist Sherele Moody.
During her 27 years in the media, Moody has won accolades for her reporting and research, which has involved verifying and cataloguing women and children who have died in violent incidents.
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Last summer, Belgium adopted a pioneering European law on femicide, which aims to make up for lost time in collecting data on gender-based violence. However, feminist associations fear that it will not be enough to effectively curb the problem.
Théo Anberrée, Agathe Decleire – Le Soir April 30th, 2024
Their names were Laurence, Ingrid, Marie-Anne and Stéphanie. All four died this year in Belgium at the hands of their husbands. They were victims of femicide, i.e. the murder of a woman because she is a woman.
Like those women, more than 14,143 women were intentionally killed in Europe between 2012 and 2022. At least 4,334 died at the hands of their partner, and 2,472 at the hands of a family member. These are the numbers taken from Eurostat statistics, supplemented and studied by fifteen European media partners of EDJNet, including Le Soir.
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Samira Akbari, a 35-year-old woman, lost her life at the hands of her ex-husband in the city of Bardeskan, Razavi Khorasan province.
Having separated from her husband three years prior, Samira was murdered in a horrifying act of violence.
According to a report by the human rights organization Hengaw, Samira Akbari was fatally attacked by her ex-husband, Mohammad Zahedi.
Samira, who was also the custodian of their children, fell victim to this assault.
Although Zahedi was apprehended following the incident, detailed information regarding his motive remains undisclosed.
Samira Akbari's case adds to a disturbing trend of femicide in Razavi Khorasan province, marking the seventh such incident in the past four months.
The human rights organization "Hengaw" revealed in a report that over the last hundred days, at least 50 cases of femicide have been documented across various cities in Iran.
Twenty percent of these cases were driven by so-called "honor" motives.
Shargh newspaper, in a report citing official statistics last year, reported that in less than two years, at least 165 women in Iran were killed by a male member of their family, 41 of which were in and around the capital, Tehran.
Eleven months on from her shocking disappearance, the investigation into Cecilia Strzyzowski’s suspected femicide in Chaco Province has been sent to trial.
The case, which rocked politics in the northern region, was referred for oral trial proceedings by the special investigative team probing the missing 28-year-old’s death.
Juan Martín Bogado, Jorge Cáceres Olivera and Nelia Velázquez, of the EFE Special Prosecution Team of Chaco Province, on Tuesday deemed the pre-trial investigation over and a jury trial for the defendants.
Strzyzowski’s former partner, César Sena, is accused of carrying out the murder, which prosecutors say was aggravated by their relationship and in a context of gender-based violence.
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In August 2023, in Gradacac, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina (B-H), Nermin Sulejmanović brutally murdered his ex-wife, Nizama Hecimovic, during a live stream, with their child in the room. On the morning of August 11th, the bodybuilder started the live stream with the chilling words that viewers were about to witness a murder. Having killed his wife, Sulejmanović went on to kill two other people before committing suicide.
Over 10,000 people watched the live stream, some even encouraging the violence. The victim had reported the perpetrator to the official institutions, which decided to ignore his previous violence. Indeed, in the live video Sulejmanović cited the fact that she had reported him as a reason for the killing.
In B-H, one in two women has experienced violence since turning 15. Violence against women, particularly in the home, remains a pervasive social issue. Despite the advocacy efforts of non-governmental organisations to enhance legal protection for women against violence in public and private domains, it continues to enjoy alarmingly wide social acceptance.
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The Crawford Family Album: Volume XXV
When the kids were younger, the youngest Matthew was often the odd one out - his older twin siblings having their own particular bond - but now that they're growing up, they're all starting to appreciate family much more, and are becoming a tight-knit little unit.
(All the kids have turned out to be Primary/Secondary Family Sims - according to my own Aspiration calculator. Who would have thought it, given that their parents are Romance/Pleasure/Fortune Sims!)
So, the first free weekend they get, they all head out together to Sanditon, where they're meeting their grandparents, Frederick and Anne, for a family bowling trip.
(It was just fortuitous that they happened to be there at the same time, but let's pretend it was by design. 😉)
Harsh, Frederick - ridiculing your own granddaughter!
Matthew is determined to show those pins who's the boss.
(At last I've found a hair that suits him - he was a real challenge!)
Oh yes!
Anne and Frederick are having a great afternoon too. (I'm not sure that Jonathan - in the background - ever got his turn.)
Oops - looks like someone was having such a good time that they neglected their bathroom needs. To be honest, I have no sympathy for his embarrassment - not after he mocked Cecilia's efforts earlier!
Some cute pictures, to remember the occasion by.
Meanwhile, Frank and Sister Agnes are going head to head.
Matthew's efforts to get to know Georgia are a little clumsy, to say the least.
Yeah, I think I'd have the same expression if I'd been manhandled like that by a Sim I hardly know! (I think she looks so much like her dad Samuel.)
And look who else is here - it's runaway kitty Dolly! Still exerting her independence.
Matthew also grabs the opportunity to say hi to his dad Walter, when he happens to walk past. (He literally ran outside to greet him.) But sadly, Walter doesn't seem to have much interest in getting more involved in his older kids' lives. His focus now is entirely on his new family.
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Alice and her children were down in Henford when they ran in to Arabella and the girl she was a governess for. The girl, Cecilia, were in the same class as Magdalena and Benjamin and the three didn’t really care for each other.
“Hello dear!” Alice said to her friend and kissed her cheek.
“What a nice surprise, hello children” said Arabella, “how’s little Marion?”
“Hi ms. Goodman,” Magdalena and Benjamin said in unison.
“She’s darling, thank you,” Alice smiled.
As the two women talked Benjamin walked up behind Magdalena.
“I’ve heard Cecilia’s mother is sick,” he whispered in her ear.
“Whatever, they can afford the doctor,” Magdalena whispered back. She threw a glance at Cecilia who stood with her arms crossed and stared at the twins, “stop now before mama and ms. Goodman sees us.”
“We have to get home, it was lovely to see you. And you as well Cecilia,” Alice finally said, “send my best to Mrs. Grey, Arabella,” she then added in a lowered voice.
“I will,” Arabella nodded, “goodbye children, take care now.”
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