List of murdered political human rights activists
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This is a list of murdered political dissidents and human rights activists.
- Phoolan DeviPhoolan DeviPhoolan Devi , popularly known as the "Bandit Queen", was an Indian dacoit and later a politician. After being gang-raped by some upper-caste members of her gang, Phoolan Devi turned a bandit, and killed 22 upper-caste villagers in 1981. Following this, she became notorious across India as a bandit...
- Pim FortuynPim FortuynWilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List ....
- Theo van GoghTheo van Gogh (film director)Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims...
- Jaswant Singh KhalraJaswant Singh Khalra- Family :Jaswant Singh Khalra's grandfather Harnam Singh was an activist in the Ghadar movement for the independence of India.- Activism :Jaswant Singh Khalra was a bank director in the city of Amritsar in Punjab during the militancy...
- Tonderai NdiraTonderai NdiraTonderai Ndira was a Zimbabwean political dissident murdered in May 2008.Ndira lived in the township of Mabvuku and Tafara, east of the capital, Harare, and was a "prominent activist" member of the Movement for Democratic Change...
- Anna Politkovskaja
- Galina Starovoytova