The killing of Egyptian student Nayera Ashraf has been met with condemnation and ignited a debate about violence against women. The suspect is a man who reportedly harassed her for months before the killing. #egypt #Nayaraashraf #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeranewsfeed
Thousands of women around the world are murdered in the name of “honour” every year. Sometimes the law is the problem. That’s why laws against gender-based violence in some countries like Jordan are changing. But why do the killings even happen in the first place? And how can they be stopped? – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Brutal_Murder #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_English #Name_Of_Honour
It is a fear that haunts the lives of too many Japanese women; a silent epidemic with consequences that can be fatal: Japan is suffering a wave of violent male stalkers. And some victims are speaking out. Reports of stalking have increased ten-fold in the past decade, with more than 21,000 reported cases last year. But experts warn that this could be just the tip of the iceberg. Rates of stalking are growing faster in Japan than in any other nation. When a stalker murdered a woman in 2011, Japan’s anti-stalking law was toughened. But the killings continue. ‘Hiro’ began stalking his wife when she fled their home and his […]
