Rising Domestic Homicide Under the Misogynistic Clerical Regime
The horrific scene of the murder of Fatemeh Soltani, 18, who was killed by multiple stab wounds inflicted by her father on one of the streets of Eslamshahr, Tehran, in front of the terrified eyes of passersby, has once again deeply disturbed the public.
According to state media, the rate of femicide and domestic violence in Iran has increased in recent years. A government-affiliated newspaper reported that in 2024, at least 137 women and girls were killed by men close to them. (Etemad Newspaper – April 14, 2025).
The root of the violence against women and the primary cause of these murders and social tragedies lies in the misogynistic clerical regime, which, in over 46 years, has not even passed the bill to prevent violence against women in its parliament. In this regime, the abuse and even killing of women carries little consequence.
The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran has called on the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women to investigate this painful situation and to expel representatives of this misogynistic regime from international bodies.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
Women’s Committee
23 April 2025
