The killing of women, or femicide, is not merely an individual crime; it reflects the law, power structures, systemic discrimination, and cultural silence.
In this episode, the narrator, through the stories of two Iranian women who were recently killed, invites us to deeply reflect on the social, legal, and cultural roots of femicide in Iran.
Worrying statistics from the years 1403 and 1404 (2024–2025) are presented—numbers that never show the full picture, as in many tribal areas, no data is recorded.
Nazila Golestan and Sahar Naseri, along with the guest Mohammad Moghimi, a lawyer and human rights activist, discuss legal gaps, poverty, religious discrimination, and the role of structural oppression in the spread of violence against women.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Why the law often defends murderers instead of protecting women.
- How ride-hailing services have become tools for sexual violence.
- Why cultural change is impossible without separating religion from government.
- What responsibilities remain for lawyers, citizens, and society to bring about change.
This episode is part of Ravī–Hamāvā’s effort to create a national dialogue around women’s rights, democracy, the separation of religion and state, and rethinking the role of law in building a safer, more humane society for all.
The Ravī–Hamāvā podcast series aims to expand national discourse around universal values, democracy, separation of religion and state, human rights, gender equality, and the preservation of Iran’s territorial integrity.
Within such a framework, we can move toward collective wisdom to achieve a free and proud Iran for all Iranians, regardless of belief, thought, gender, or ethnicity.
“Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”