According to the Hana Human Rights Organization, on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 (11 Shahrivar 1404), in the Fowareh Masjed neighborhood of Maragheh, a 41-year-old man named Aziz killed his wife and two children.
Based on Hana’s investigation, he stabbed his wife, identified as Somayeh Kiomarthi, to death, strangled his 17-year-old daughter Sanaz and his 9-year-old child (identity unknown), and then turned himself in to the police.
This incident is one of the shocking cases of domestic violence in Iran, in which women and children are the primary victims.
The Hana Human Rights Organization, while condemning this crime, stated that the absence of effective protective laws and the negligence of the Islamic Republic’s legal system toward women’s and children’s rights are among the main factors perpetuating femicide and domestic violence.