In its report covering June 2025, the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization stated that at least 10 women fell victim to homicide in Eastern Kurdistan, while 9 women died under suspicious circumstances.

The organization reported that not only last month, but over the past year in total, 158 women were killed across Eastern Kurdistan and Iran, and at least 16,568 incidents of violence against women were officially recorded.

The report reveals that the rising violence against women and policies of impunity in the region have become a serious social problem. It is estimated that the true scale of the violence is much more severe.