Honour Killing

Holocaust dead honoured in Auschwitz march

Agence France-Presse | Monday April 8, 2013

Thousands from across the globe marched solemnly on Monday at the former Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp to honour the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during World War II.

Neymar scores twice as Brazil beat Bolivia 4-0 in friendly

Associated Press | Sunday April 7, 2013

The match was played in honour of the 14-year-old Bolivian boy killed in a Copa Libertadores match between Brazilian club Corinthians and Bolivia's San Jose in February.

Honour killing: Woman killed by father, three others

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2013

Days after a woman's body was found near the railway tracks in Modinagar in Ghaziabad, Police on Wednesday said that she was allegedly murdered by her father, aunt and two others in an honour killing.

Life sentence to two for killing sister

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013

A local court has sentenced two brothers to life term for hacking their sister to death in a honour killing case.

Teen in Sweden jailed eight years for honour killing

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 29, 2013

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 17-year-old man to eight years in prison for stabbing his sister 107 times in what judges called an honour killing.

Police arrest prime accused in Bulandshahr dishonour killing case

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2012

In a major breakthrough in the murder of Abdul Hakim, the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested the prime accused Salman in the suspected dishonour killing case in Bulandshahr.

Three held for Bulandshahr 'honour' killing

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 28, 2012

Three men were arrested on Wednesday for the alleged honour killing of Mohammad Hakim, who was shot dead on November 22 on G.T. Road in Bulandshahr, for marrying Mehwish against their families' wishes.

Two months after wedding, man shot by teenage brother-in-law

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 28, 2012

In a suspected bid for honour killing, a man, who had married a girl from another community about two months ago, was on Wednesday shot at allegedly by his teenage brother-in-law in Giridih in Jharkhand.

Aamir Khan speaks out against Bulandshahr dishonour killing

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday November 27, 2012

Aamir Khan has said that he is saddened by the killing of 28-year-old Abdul Hakim, who was shot dead in Adoli village in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr last Thursday.

Pakistan acid attack parents speak of remorse

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 6, 2012

A Pakistani couple who killed their teenage daughter by dousing her in acid spoke on Tuesday of their sadness and regret at the attack which they said they carried out to protect family "honour".

SGPC, governing body of gurudwaras, 'honours' General Vaidya's killers

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 10, 2012

In a controversial move, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday honoured the kin of two terrorists who had killed former army chief General A.S. Vaidya two years after Operation Bluestar, close on the heels of Sep 30 attack i...

Couple shot dead outside court just after marriage in Pakistan

Press Trust Of India | Thursday September 6, 2012

A young man and a woman were gunned down while leaving a court in Pakistan's Punjab province after getting married against the wishes of their families, officials said today. The incident occurred yesterday at the district court complex in Sargodha d...

Landmark case puts spotlight on dishonour killings in the UK

Mid-Day.com | Thursday August 16, 2012

When Junyad, then only 13, saw his 17-year-old sister Shafilea being suffocated with a plastic bag by his parents, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, his reaction was utterly shocking - he totally approved of her murder. Turning to his three other sisters, ...

Man arrested for killing sister, boyfriend

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 13, 2012

A man was on Monday arrested for stabbing his sister and her friend in Rajasthan's Sirohi district in a suspected "honour killing" case, police said. The man, identified as Laxman Kumar, 22, had allegedly stabbed to death his sister Sangita, 20, and ...

US gurudwara shootings hurt mourners 'right in middle of heart'

Reuters | Saturday August 11, 2012

Thousands of mourners gathered at a gym at Oak Creek High School on Friday to honour the six Sikh worshippers killed by a white supremacist in a shooting rampage at a temple in Wisconsin.