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1.7 KiB
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33 lines
1.7 KiB
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## 1900s
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- 1963: President of the USA John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee
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Harvey Oswald, although a conspiracy is strongly suspected, with
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evidence linking the CIA, Mafia and USSR in his assassination.
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- 1972: Shirley Margaret Brifman, a sex worker who attempted to expose
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police corruption in Australia died in suspicious circumstances.
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- 1975: [Juanita Nielsen](Juanita_Nielsen "wikilink"), a journalist
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and activist based in Australia was killed by an unknown person
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after attempting to expose police corruption and for her public
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support of the [Green Bans](Green_Bans "wikilink").
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- 1984: Hilda Murrell, an anti-nuclear activist based in the UK was
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abducted and murdered by unknown individuals.
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- 1988: Chico Mendes, a trade unionist, socialist and environmentalist
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based in Brazil, was murdered by logging companies.
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- 1995: Jeanette Kawas, an environmentalist based in Honduras, was
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murdered by two unknown men.
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## 2000s
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- 2003: Jane Tipson, an environmentalist and animal rights activist
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trying to stop the use of dolphins in theme parks in Saint Lucia was
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assassinated by an unknown group, it is alleged the construction
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company hired a hitman and bribed the police.
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- 2004: Charoen Wat-aksorn, an environmentalist and human rights
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defender based in Thailand, was shot after exiting a bus by unknown
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people.
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- 2011 (failed): Máxima Acuña, a farmer and environmentalist based in
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Peru and her daughter were nearly murdered for their opposition to
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mining.
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- 2016: Berta Cáceres, an environmentalist and indigenist based in
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Honduras, was murdered in her home by an unknown person, but
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suspected to be a hitman. |