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Iranwire – Mobina Kandabi, 28, was killed by her husband in a park in northern Golestan Province on Wednesday.
The mother of two, from Bagho village in the Bandar Gaz district, was shot with a hunting rifle.
Hyrcani Human Rights Media reported that the husband shot Kandabi after seeing her with another man.
The male companion was also shot and remains hospitalized.
Police arrested the suspect the day after he fled the scene. Law enforcement paraded him through the city with his hands and feet bound.
Published images showed signs of beating on his face. Kandabi was buried in her hometown on Thursday.
In Iran, official bodies do not provide accurate statistics on femicides, though such incidents are reported in Iranian newspapers.
According to Etemad newspaper, 78 women were murdered by their relatives or family members between March and September last year.
In 2023, Shargh newspaper reported that male family members killed at least 165 women between 2021 and 2023.
Of these, 27 women were murdered in the first three months of 2023 alone, with “honor killings” cited as a primary motive.
These figures reflect only reported murders; the actual number is likely much higher.
