Political violence cases

On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist, was killed by agents of the Saudi government at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Place

Istanbul, Turkey

Date

2 Oct 2018

Sources

2 cited

A Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and her driver were assassinated after leaving a public event.

Place

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date

14 Mar 2018

Sources

2 cited

The Maltese investigative journalist was killed by a car bomb in 2017, leading to convictions, a public inquiry and continuing disputes over who commissioned the attack.

Place

Bidnija, Malta, Malta

Date

16 Oct 2017

Sources

4 cited

A political violence case documented in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia, during 13 Feb 2017.

Place

Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia

Date

13 Feb 2017

Sources

2 cited

Fifty-eight people were killed while travelling to file an election candidacy.

Place

Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines

Date

23 Nov 2009

Sources

5 cited

Shots were fired at her after a political rally at Liaqat National Bagh, and a suicide bomb was detonated immediately following the shooting.

Place

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Date

27 Dec 2007

Sources

2 cited

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated after a peace rally in Tel Aviv on 4 November 1995.

Place

Tel Aviv, Israel

Date

4 Nov 1995

Sources

2 cited

== Political history == Colosio Murrieta studied economics at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, after which he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1972.

Place

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Date

23 Mar 1994

Sources

2 cited

Sweden’s prime minister was shot after leaving a Stockholm cinema.

Place

Stockholm, Sweden

Date

28 Feb 1986

Sources

4 cited

A political violence case documented in Manila, Philippines, during 21 Aug 1983.

Place

Manila, Philippines

Date

21 Aug 1983

Sources

2 cited