Honor Killing; Female Student Killed by Her Brother
In recent days, a female student in the city of Bank, a suburb of Kangans in Bushehr Province, was killed by her brother under the pretext of an honor crime. Iranian laws contain provisions that exempt individuals who commit “honor killings” from severe punishment.
According to HRANA, the news agency of the Iranian Human Rights Activists Organization, in recent days a female student in Kangans, a suburb of Bushehr Province, was killed by her brother under the pretext of an honor crime.
The identity of this female student has been confirmed by HRANA as “Zahra Nassouri.”
Zahra Nassouri was studying at the first cycle girls’ high school Shahid Mohammad Tashani in Kangans (City of Bank).
An informed source regarding the killing of this teenage girl told HRANA: “Zahra Nassouri was killed by her brother a few days ago motivated by honor. The forensic medical report states that she was suffocated. Unfortunately, similar killings to Zahra’s have occurred in this area before. This family’s uncle threw his own daughter into a well a few years ago, and after a few days her body was found. Suicide attempts among students in this area are unfortunately also common.”
Bank is a city in the central section of Kangans County in Bushehr Province and is located in the southwest of Iran.
Honor crimes or honor killings refer to violence and often the killing of women in a family by their male relatives.
These women are punished for “bringing shame to their family’s honor.” This shame includes various cases such as refusing forced marriage, being a victim of sexual assault, getting a divorce (even from an unsuitable husband), having a relationship with the opposite sex, or committing adultery. For a person to become a victim of honor crimes, it is sufficient that she is merely suspected of bringing shame to the family.
Iranian laws contain provisions that exempt individuals who commit “honor killings” from severe punishment.
Source: HRANA
