Honor killings

FILE - In this March 8, 2020 file photo Activists of the Pakistani religious party Minhaj-ul-Quran observe International Women's Day at a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan. An annual human rights report released this week gives Pakistan a failing grade, charging that too little is being done to protect the country's most vulnerable, including women and children. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan police arrest suspect in honor killing of 2 cousins

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani man accused of killing his two teenage cousins after a video of the sisters surfaced on social media showing them kissing a man was arrested Wednesday, a local police official said.
 

Jordanian immigrant gets death for Houston ‘honor killings’

 

2 women unite to take ‘honor’ out of killing in Pakistan

 

Pakistani police submit charges in UK woman’s murder case

 

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Pakistan police arrest 6 men over ‘honor killing’ of sisters

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police arrested six men from the same family on Sunday, accused of murdering two sisters who were from the same village but also had Spanish citizenship.
 

Jordanian patriarch’s family testifies in his defense in Houston ‘honor killings’ death penalty trial

Defense attorneys for a Jordanian immigrant facing the death penalty for killing his son-in-law and his daughter’s close friend in two 2012 “honor killings” spent Thursday trying to elicit support and sympathy for their client, calling family members to testify about beatings he endured during a str
 

Texas jury convicts immigrant in ‘honor killings’ case

HOUSTON (AP) — A Jordanian immigrant could face the death penalty after a Texas jury convicted him of killing his daughter’s American husband and an Iranian women’s rights activist in what prosecutors described as “honor killings.”
 

Houston ‘honor killings’ defendant takes witness stand in his own defense

A Jordanian immigrant on trial for allegedly plotting two “honor killings” took the stand Wednesday in his own defense, a day after an emotional outburst outside the presence of the jury.
 

Young widow at center of Houston ‘honor killings’ testifies against father in his death penalty trial

The Houston woman at the center of two alleged “honor killings” testified Monday that her father was a deeply religious Muslim who repeatedly threatened her life and the lives of others if she even dated.
 

Killings spark reckoning over status of Arab women in Israel

LOD, Israel (AP) — After years of abuse and death threats, Duaa Abu-Sharkh had finally divorced her husband, agreeing even to give up custody of her four young children and family property to escape his violent grip.
 

Turkish film highlights gay honor killing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Shortly after telling his parents he was gay, Ahmet Yildiz was gunned down inside his car by his father in Istanbul.