femicide

(Newser) - A seventh suspect has been arrested in Argentina after the livestreamed torture and killing of three young women—a crime that has triggered mass protests in the nation. Police say the murders, linked to drug gangs, were broadcast on Instagram as a warning to others, reports dw.com . In...

(Newser) - The murder of 22-year-old Colombian influencer María José Estupiñán on May 15 has thrown an even brighter light on a worldwide increase in femicide—the murder of women because of their gender. Estupiñán, a student and model from Cúcuta, was shot in the face...

(Newser) - Protesters calling on Kenya's president to declare a national crisis following 97 femicides in three months were met with tear gas and arrests on Tuesday. Fed up with the trauma and tragedy of mutilated and tortured bodies, protesters took to the streets of Nairobi demanding police do more to...