Not even the famous are safe from honor killings, Afshan Azad, the actress who played Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films was attacked by her father Abul Azad, 54, and brother Ashraf Azad, 28 for dating a Hindu man, while at her home in Manchester, England.
Sources:CNN and The SUN
Honor Killings in the News
Five dead in Algeria 'honour' killings. Algerian man is suspected of killing five people south of the capital to 'cleanse his family's honour', say residents.
‘Honour’ killing: Woman killed over meeting former husband. A woman was killed on Sunday allegedly by her brother and his two friends in defense of family honour.
Suspected ‘honour killing’ victim sought help from the RCMP two months before her death, court hears. Two months before she was kidnapped and murdered in a so-called honour killing in India, a young British Columbia woman walked into the suburban Vancouver RCMP detachment near her home with a plea for help.
Alleged 'honour killing' victim hit, threatened, friend says. Weeks before she was found dead in India, the victim of what Indian authorities say was an 'honour killing' ordered by her family in British Columbia, a coworker noticed bruises on Jassi Sidhu's shoulder.
Haryana: Youth hacked to death in suspected honour killing. In a suspected case of honour killing, a 28-year-old youth of Issar village was killed after he was allegedly attacked by six assailants on Dharamshala road here, including the kin of a young woman, whose family was fiercely opposed to the couple's recent marriage, police said.
Police probing suspect honour killing in West Bengal. Police in West Bengal's Assansol District are investigating an alleged honour killing of a boy and girl.
Three Egyptian Women Killed In ‘Honor Killing,’ Five Men Arrested. Three Egyptian women were beaten and strangled to death in the latest so-called “honor killing” in the conservative region. Ten male relatives killed the three women, reportedly believing that they’d had affairs.
‘Honour’ killing: Woman killed over meeting former husband. A woman was killed on Sunday allegedly by her brother and his two friends in defense of family honour.
Suspected ‘honour killing’ victim sought help from the RCMP two months before her death, court hears. Two months before she was kidnapped and murdered in a so-called honour killing in India, a young British Columbia woman walked into the suburban Vancouver RCMP detachment near her home with a plea for help.
Alleged 'honour killing' victim hit, threatened, friend says. Weeks before she was found dead in India, the victim of what Indian authorities say was an 'honour killing' ordered by her family in British Columbia, a coworker noticed bruises on Jassi Sidhu's shoulder.
Haryana: Youth hacked to death in suspected honour killing. In a suspected case of honour killing, a 28-year-old youth of Issar village was killed after he was allegedly attacked by six assailants on Dharamshala road here, including the kin of a young woman, whose family was fiercely opposed to the couple's recent marriage, police said.
Police probing suspect honour killing in West Bengal. Police in West Bengal's Assansol District are investigating an alleged honour killing of a boy and girl.
Three Egyptian Women Killed In ‘Honor Killing,’ Five Men Arrested. Three Egyptian women were beaten and strangled to death in the latest so-called “honor killing” in the conservative region. Ten male relatives killed the three women, reportedly believing that they’d had affairs.