A trans woman in Trabzon was stabbed by 200 times and killed by her client in a house she rented for sex work. 8/31/2015 Unknown Turkey Degree of violence is likely to indicate bias motivation. Media Two trans women in Ankara were stabbed in the street while seeking for customers. 9/26/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, expression, Sex work Language used (written, status gestures, graffiti), History of previous bias crimes, Victim perception Victims perceived the incident as transphobic, many similar crimes in the area. Civil society organisation A sex worker trans woman in Istanbul was stabbed while she was standing on the street. 10/10/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Victim perceived the incident as transphobic. Civil society organisation A trans woman was attacked at her house by a group of men having offices there. 10/21/2015 evening: 5 pm to 9 pm Turkey Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, Victim expression, Sex work perception, Witness status perception Clear targeting by a gang. Witness 3 trans women were forced to leave their apartment and forced to get in the car of the police, who assaulted and abused them verbally. 10/27/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Victim perception expression, Sex work status Victims perceived the incident as transphobic. Victim, LGBTIQ group 2 trans women sex workers were assaulted and robbed by the restaurant staff they passed by. 10/28/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Assault, Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Language used expression, Sex work (written, gestures, graffiti), status Victim perception Victims perceived the incident as transphobic. LGBTIQ group Turkey Serious bodily harm, Threats and/or psychological violence Gender identity/Gender expression Victim perceives that their family tries to kill them because of their gender identity. Victim Turkey Arson Gender Location, Timing, History of identity/Gender previous bias crimes expression, Sex work status Targeting their specific location indicates hate motivation. Victim, Witness A trans man of Kurdish Origin escaped from his family members who have tried to kill him and are followed by his family. The houses of two trans sex workers in Bursa was arsoned by their clients which resulted in their houses to be burnt down and the apartment of them was ruined. 8/20/2015 Unknown 10/22/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Homicide Assault Assault, Threats and/or psychological violence Gender identity/Gender expression Degree of violence Victim perception History of previous bias crimes, Victim perception Unknown - No information. No information. - No information. No information. a young man No information. No information. Neighbour several men No information. No information. Police police officers No information. No information. restaurant staff No information. No information. Sibling, Spouse Parents and 6 siblings Support is provided by lawyer of Red Umbrella SHHRA No information. Client of sex worker 2 clients No information. No information. Gang Private individual Private individuals Incidents from Spain A trans woman's body was found in an elevator in Alicante. The woman was Brazilian, 41 years old and brutally murdered. July 2015 No information Spain Homicide Gender identity/Gender expression Degree of violence The dumping of the body and the brutal attack are likely to indicate hate crime. The Spanish LGBT phobia Observatory also indicated the possibility of this and that the victim was a trans sex worker, and the two perpatrators killed her after finding out that she was trans. Media 2 men - Two men were arrested. - Victim Incidents from Sweden, recorded by the Swedish federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights One of the neighbours has been threatening and harassing a trans person and their partner for some months. Calling them names such as ”perverts”. One morning they discovered that someone had painted ”Fuckin Faggots” on their front door. June 2015 No information Sweden Damage to property Gender identity/Gender expression Language used (written, gestures, graffiti) Graffiti clearly indicates hatred. Neighbor - Reported to the police. Investigation closed due to lack of evidence. Fear of safety. Planning to move to another town. A transgender woman had a date with a man. The man took her to the seaside where the man started to be sexually very aggressive. When he realised she was transgender he physically abused her, beating and tried to choke her. She was also sexually assaulted. The man robbed her of her bag and some clothes and then left. March 2015 No information Sweden Serios bodily harm, Sexual assault Gender identity/Gender expression Victim perception, Timing Transphobia manifests itself in the man Victim becoming aggressive after finding out that the woman was trans. Private individual - Reported to the police, the investigation was closed, they couldn’t identify the perpetrator. Response of local authorities: The police never interwiewed the victim in person, only by phone. Even though the victim had the registration number of the car she was driven in, they never found the perpetrator. Fear of safety, moved to another city, lack of trust in people in general and of the police. 10/15/2015 Unknown Leeds, UK Homicide Gender identity/Gender expression Preceding events, location The location (trans woman in a amle prison unit) as well as the preceding events suggest a hate crime. Unknown No information available. No information available. No information available. Incidents from the UK, recorded by TGEU's Trans Murder Monitoring project The victim was a trans person, found dead in her cell in a men's prison in Leeds. She had repeatedly asked to be sent to a female prison. Media