SettingsExtrajudicial killings
2008 Abu Kamal raid
The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary officers from Special Activities Division and United States Special Operations Command, Joint Special Opera...
The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary officers from Special Activities Division and United States Special Operations Command, Joint Special Opera...
2011 Sindh Rangers shooting incident
The 2011 Sindh Rangers shooting incident was a controversial extrajudicial killing incident regarding the shooting of a 22-year-old Pakistani citizen Sarfaraz Shah by soldiers affiliated with Si...
The 2011 Sindh Rangers shooting incident was a controversial extrajudicial killing incident regarding the shooting of a 22-year-old Pakistani citizen Sarfaraz Shah by soldiers affiliated with Si...
Abram Onkgopotse Tiro
Abram Onkgopotse Tiro was a South African student activist and black consciousness militant murdered by the apartheid state.
Abram Onkgopotse Tiro was a South African student activist and black consciousness militant murdered by the apartheid state.
Abu Akash
Abu Akash was an Al-Qaeda operative who was killed in a Drone attack in Asori village in North Waziristan on October 31, 2008.
Abu Akash was an Al-Qaeda operative who was killed in a Drone attack in Asori village in North Waziristan on October 31, 2008.
Abu Ghadiya
Abu Ghadiya, born Badran Turki Hashim al-Mazidih sometime between 1977-1979 in Mosul, was a Sunni militant active with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).
Abu Ghadiya, born Badran Turki Hashim al-Mazidih sometime between 1977-1979 in Mosul, was a Sunni militant active with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).
Abu Hamza Rabia
Abu Hamza Rabia (1970s—November 30, 2005) was an Egyptian member of al-Qaeda, described in news accounts as a high-ranking leader within the organization's hierarchy.
Abu Hamza Rabia (1970s—November 30, 2005) was an Egyptian member of al-Qaeda, described in news accounts as a high-ranking leader within the organization's hierarchy.
Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi
Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi (died, Mir Ali) has been described as a Kuwaiti member of al Qaeda's senior leadership.
Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi (died, Mir Ali) has been described as a Kuwaiti member of al Qaeda's senior leadership.
Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi
Abu Sulayman Jazairi (died May 14, 2008) was a senior leader of al Qaeda.
Abu Sulayman Jazairi (died May 14, 2008) was a senior leader of al Qaeda.
Abu Zubair al-Masri
Abu Zubair al-Masri was a top Al-Qaeda operative originally from Egypt.
Abu Zubair al-Masri was a top Al-Qaeda operative originally from Egypt.
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim was a German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler.
Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim was a German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler.
Aleksandr Kolchak
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak was a Russian naval commander, polar explorer and later - the Supreme ruler of the counter-revolutionary anti-communist White forces during the Russian Civil War.
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak was a Russian naval commander, polar explorer and later - the Supreme ruler of the counter-revolutionary anti-communist White forces during the Russian Civil War.
Alexander Kolchak
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Колча́к, – 7 February 1920) was a Russian naval commander, polar explorer and later head of all the counter-revolutionary anti-commu...
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Колча́к, – 7 February 1920) was a Russian naval commander, polar explorer and later head of all the counter-revolutionary anti-commu...
Alexander Kutepov
Alexander Pavlovich Kutepov (Александр Павлович Кутепов in Russian) (28 September 1882 Cherepovets — 1930) was a Russian counterrevolutionary in South Russia and White Army General (1920).
Alexander Pavlovich Kutepov (Александр Павлович Кутепов in Russian) (28 September 1882 Cherepovets — 1930) was a Russian counterrevolutionary in South Russia and White Army General (1920).
Anat Kamm-Uri Blau affair
The Anat Kamm-Uri Blau affair refers to a leak of thousands of classified Israel Defense Forces (IDF) documents by the former Israeli soldier Anat Kamm.
The Anat Kamm-Uri Blau affair refers to a leak of thousands of classified Israel Defense Forces (IDF) documents by the former Israeli soldier Anat Kamm.
Atiyah Abd al-Rahman
Atiyah Abd Al Rahman was reported by the US State Department to be a senior member of al-Qaeda and a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and Ansar al-Sunna.
Atiyah Abd Al Rahman was reported by the US State Department to be a senior member of al-Qaeda and a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and Ansar al-Sunna.
Baitullah Mehsud
Baitullah Mehsud (بیت اللہ محسود; بیت اللہ محسود; c. 1974 – August 5, 2009) was a leading militant in Waziristan, Pakistan, and the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Baitullah Mehsud (بیت اللہ محسود; بیت اللہ محسود; c. 1974 – August 5, 2009) was a leading militant in Waziristan, Pakistan, and the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Baraawe raid
The Barawee raid, code named Operation Celestial Balance, was a helicopter assault by United States Special Operations Forces against the al-Qaeda linked terrorist Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan a...
The Barawee raid, code named Operation Celestial Balance, was a helicopter assault by United States Special Operations Forces against the al-Qaeda linked terrorist Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan a...
Baralong Incidents
The Baralong Incidents were naval engagements of the First World War in August and September 1915, involving the Royal Navy Q-Ship HMS Baralong, later renamed HMS Wyandra, and two German U-boats.
The Baralong Incidents were naval engagements of the First World War in August and September 1915, involving the Royal Navy Q-Ship HMS Baralong, later renamed HMS Wyandra, and two German U-boats.
Batla House encounter case
Batla House encounter officially known as Operation Batla House, took place on 19 September 2008, against suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in Batla House locality in Jamia Naga...
Batla House encounter officially known as Operation Batla House, took place on 19 September 2008, against suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in Batla House locality in Jamia Naga...
Bimal Kaur Khalsa
Bimal Kaur Khalsa was an Indian politician and the wife of Beant Singh, one of the two assassins of Indira Gandhi.
Bimal Kaur Khalsa was an Indian politician and the wife of Beant Singh, one of the two assassins of Indira Gandhi.
Camila O'Gorman
Camila O'Gorman was a wealthy socialite and figure of scandal in 19th century Argentina.
Camila O'Gorman was a wealthy socialite and figure of scandal in 19th century Argentina.
Claus von Stauffenberg
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (, Claus von Stauffenberg, or Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg'...
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (, Claus von Stauffenberg, or Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg'...
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (; born Corneliu Zelinski and commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu; September 13, 1899 – November 30, 1938) was a Romanian politician of the far right, the fou...
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (; born Corneliu Zelinski and commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu; September 13, 1899 – November 30, 1938) was a Romanian politician of the far right, the fou...
Daande Darpkhel airstrike
The Daande Darpkhel airstrike took place on the morning of 8 September 2008 when a United States Air Force drone aircraft fired a number of missiles at a former madrassa (religious school) compl...
The Daande Darpkhel airstrike took place on the morning of 8 September 2008 when a United States Air Force drone aircraft fired a number of missiles at a former madrassa (religious school) compl...
Danylo Skoropadskyi
Danylo Skoropadskyi (Данило Скоропадський) (February 13, 1904, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire - February 23, 1957, London, Great Britain) is a famous Ukrainian politician and leader of the Ukr...
Danylo Skoropadskyi (Данило Скоропадський) (February 13, 1904, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire - February 23, 1957, London, Great Britain) is a famous Ukrainian politician and leader of the Ukr...
Dawid Przepiórka
Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.
Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.
Death flights
The death flights were a form of forced disappearance routinely practiced during the Argentine "Dirty War", begun by Admiral Luis Maria Mendia.
The death flights were a form of forced disappearance routinely practiced during the Argentine "Dirty War", begun by Admiral Luis Maria Mendia.
Death squad
A death squad is an armed military, police, insurgent, or terrorist squad that conducts extrajudicial killings, assassinations, and forced disappearances of persons as part of a war, insurgency ...
A death squad is an armed military, police, insurgent, or terrorist squad that conducts extrajudicial killings, assassinations, and forced disappearances of persons as part of a war, insurgency ...
Dhusamareb airstrike
The Dhusamareb airstrike took place on May 1, 2008, at around 3:00 am local time when a US war plane dropped three large bombs on a house in the Dhuusamarreeb region in central Somalia.
The Dhusamareb airstrike took place on May 1, 2008, at around 3:00 am local time when a US war plane dropped three large bombs on a house in the Dhuusamarreeb region in central Somalia.
Domingo Cullen
Domingo Cullen (1791 – 21 June 1839) was the governor of province of Santa Fe, Argentina during 1838.
Domingo Cullen (1791 – 21 June 1839) was the governor of province of Santa Fe, Argentina during 1838.
Domingo Rey d'Harcourt
Domingo Rey d'Harcourt was a Nationalist commander during the Spanish Civil War.
Domingo Rey d'Harcourt was a Nationalist commander during the Spanish Civil War.
Egbert Xavier Kelly
Brother Egbert Xavier Kelly FSC, born William Kelly, (March 4, 1894 - February 12, 1945 was an Irish De La Salle Brother who was last assigned to the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippine...
Brother Egbert Xavier Kelly FSC, born William Kelly, (March 4, 1894 - February 12, 1945 was an Irish De La Salle Brother who was last assigned to the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippine...
Elisha Small
Elisha Small (died December 1, 1842) was an American sailor who was sailing with the rank of Seaman.
Elisha Small (died December 1, 1842) was an American sailor who was sailing with the rank of Seaman.
Ellie Nesler
Elena Starr "Ellie" Nesler (August 2, 1952 – December 26, 2008) shot and killed her son's accused molester in a Jamestown, California, courtroom during the preliminary hearing on the charges aga...
Elena Starr "Ellie" Nesler (August 2, 1952 – December 26, 2008) shot and killed her son's accused molester in a Jamestown, California, courtroom during the preliminary hearing on the charges aga...
Encounter killings by police
An encounter is a euphemism used in South Asia especially in India to describe extrajudicial killings in which police or armed forces shoot down suspected gangsters and terrorists in gun battles.
An encounter is a euphemism used in South Asia especially in India to describe extrajudicial killings in which police or armed forces shoot down suspected gangsters and terrorists in gun battles.
Erinayo Wilson Oryema
Erinayo Wilson Oryema (1 January 1917 – 17 February 1977) was Uganda's first African Inspector General of Police (1964-1971), Minister of Land, Mineral, and Water Resources (1971-1974) and...
Erinayo Wilson Oryema (1 January 1917 – 17 February 1977) was Uganda's first African Inspector General of Police (1964-1971), Minister of Land, Mineral, and Water Resources (1971-1974) and...
Esther Norma Arrostito
Esther Norma Arrostito was an Argentine political activist and leftist militant, initially close to communist ideology.
Esther Norma Arrostito was an Argentine political activist and leftist militant, initially close to communist ideology.
Eutímio Guerra
Eutimio Guerra (1920 — February 1957) was a Cuban peasant army guide executed for treason during the Cuban revolution by Che Guevara.
Eutimio Guerra (1920 — February 1957) was a Cuban peasant army guide executed for treason during the Cuban revolution by Che Guevara.
Extrajudicial killing
An extrajudicial killing is the killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process.
An extrajudicial killing is the killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process.
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines refer to the illegal liquidations, unlawful or felonious killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines.
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines refer to the illegal liquidations, unlawful or felonious killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines.
Extrajudicial punishment
Extrajudicial punishment is punishment by the state or some other official authority without the permission of a court or legal authority.
Extrajudicial punishment is punishment by the state or some other official authority without the permission of a court or legal authority.
Fahd al-Quso
Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso (born November 12, 1974, in Aden, Yemen) is also known as Fahd Al-Quso, Abu Huthaifah, Abu Huthaifah Al-Yemeni, Abu Al-Bara', Abu Hathayfah Al-Adani, Abu Huthaifah Al...
Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso (born November 12, 1974, in Aden, Yemen) is also known as Fahd Al-Quso, Abu Huthaifah, Abu Huthaifah Al-Yemeni, Abu Al-Bara', Abu Hathayfah Al-Adani, Abu Huthaifah Al...
Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso
Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso, also known as Fahd Al-Quso, Abu Huthaifah, Abu Huthaifah Al-Yemeni, Abu Al-Bara', Abu Hathayfah Al-Adani, Abu Huthaifah Al-Adani, Fahd Mohammed Ahmed Al-Awlaqi, Huth...
Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso, also known as Fahd Al-Quso, Abu Huthaifah, Abu Huthaifah Al-Yemeni, Abu Al-Bara', Abu Hathayfah Al-Adani, Abu Huthaifah Al-Adani, Fahd Mohammed Ahmed Al-Awlaqi, Huth...
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam was a Kenyan terrorist conspirator, wanted in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam was a Kenyan terrorist conspirator, wanted in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
Francis Skeffington (23 December 1878 – 26 April 1916) from Bailieborough, County Cavan, was an Irish suffragist, pacifist and writer.
Francis Skeffington (23 December 1878 – 26 April 1916) from Bailieborough, County Cavan, was an Irish suffragist, pacifist and writer.
Frontier justice
Frontier justice (also called vigilante justice) is extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with justice.
Frontier justice (also called vigilante justice) is extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with justice.
Georgy Gapon
Georgiy Apollonovich Gapon was a Russian Orthodox priest and a popular working class leader before the Russian Revolution of 1905.
Georgiy Apollonovich Gapon was a Russian Orthodox priest and a popular working class leader before the Russian Revolution of 1905.
Gheorghe Ursu
Gheorghe Emil Ursu (colloquially known as Babu Ursu; July 1, 1926-November 17, 1985) was a Romanian construction engineer, poet, diarist and dissident.
Gheorghe Emil Ursu (colloquially known as Babu Ursu; July 1, 1926-November 17, 1985) was a Romanian construction engineer, poet, diarist and dissident.
Haitham al-Yemeni
Haitham al-Yemeni (هيثم أليمنى ) (?? – May 2005) was an al Qaeda explosives expert from Yemen.
Haitham al-Yemeni (هيثم أليمنى ) (?? – May 2005) was an al Qaeda explosives expert from Yemen.
Hans Oster
Hans Oster (August 9, 1887 – April 9, 1945) was a German Army general, deputy head of the Abwehr under Wilhelm Canaris, and an opponent of Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
Hans Oster (August 9, 1887 – April 9, 1945) was a German Army general, deputy head of the Abwehr under Wilhelm Canaris, and an opponent of Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
Hashimpura massacre
Hashimpura massacre took place on 22 May 1987, during the Hindu-Muslim riots in Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh state, India, when 19 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary allegedly round...
Hashimpura massacre took place on 22 May 1987, during the Hindu-Muslim riots in Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh state, India, when 19 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary allegedly round...
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (commonly called H.N. Werkman; 29 April 1882 – 10 April 1945) was a Dutch artist, typographer and printer.
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (commonly called H.N. Werkman; 29 April 1882 – 10 April 1945) was a Dutch artist, typographer and printer.
Ignatius Maloyan
Blessed Ignatius Shoukrallah Maloyan was the Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin between 1911 and 1915.
Blessed Ignatius Shoukrallah Maloyan was the Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin between 1911 and 1915.
Janani Luwum
Janani Jakaliya Luwum, was the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa.
Janani Jakaliya Luwum, was the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa.
Joe Gaetjens
Joseph Edouard Gaetjens (; born March 19, 1924, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; presumed dead 10 July 1964, Haiti) was a Haitian soccer player who played for the United States national team in the 1950 F...
Joseph Edouard Gaetjens (; born March 19, 1924, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; presumed dead 10 July 1964, Haiti) was a Haitian soccer player who played for the United States national team in the 1950 F...
Justin Georgescu
Justin Georgescu (June 11, 1922 – August 1942) was a Romanian communist activist and anti-fascist militant assassinated in police custody during World War II.
Justin Georgescu (June 11, 1922 – August 1942) was a Romanian communist activist and anti-fascist militant assassinated in police custody during World War II.
Kamal Derwish
Kamal Derwish (also Ahmed Hijazi) was an American citizen killed by the CIA as part of a covert targeted killing mission in Yemen on November 5, 2002.
Kamal Derwish (also Ahmed Hijazi) was an American citizen killed by the CIA as part of a covert targeted killing mission in Yemen on November 5, 2002.
Karel Treybal
Karel Treybal (February 2, 1885 – October 2, 1941) was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.
Karel Treybal (February 2, 1885 – October 2, 1941) was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.
Ken McElroy
Ken Rex McElroy (June 1, 1934 – July 10, 1981) was a resident of Nodaway County, Missouri, near the town of Skidmore.
Ken Rex McElroy (June 1, 1934 – July 10, 1981) was a resident of Nodaway County, Missouri, near the town of Skidmore.
Khalid Habib
Khalid Habib ( خالد حبيب) (died October 16, 2008) was an ascending member of al-Qaeda's central structure in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Khalid Habib ( خالد حبيب) (died October 16, 2008) was an ascending member of al-Qaeda's central structure in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Leonte Filipescu
Leonte Filipescu (September 18, 1895 - April 13, 1922) was one of the leaders of the early Romanian communist movement, shot in custody by the Romanian authorities.
Leonte Filipescu (September 18, 1895 - April 13, 1922) was one of the leaders of the early Romanian communist movement, shot in custody by the Romanian authorities.
Lev Rebet
Lev Rebet was a Ukrainian political writer and anti-communist during World War II. He was a key cabinet member in the Ukrainian government which proclaimed independence on June 30, 1941.
Lev Rebet was a Ukrainian political writer and anti-communist during World War II. He was a key cabinet member in the Ukrainian government which proclaimed independence on June 30, 1941.
Léonie Duquet
Léonie Duquet was a French nun who was killed by the military regime of Argentine President Jorge Rafael Videla during the Dirty War.
Léonie Duquet was a French nun who was killed by the military regime of Argentine President Jorge Rafael Videla during the Dirty War.
Magomed Yevloyev
Magomed Yakhyаvich Yevloyev (Магомед Яхьявич Евлоев) (1971 - 31 August 2008) was an Ingush journalist, lawyer, and businessman, and the owner of the news website Ingushetiya.ru, known for being ...
Magomed Yakhyаvich Yevloyev (Магомед Яхьявич Евлоев) (1971 - 31 August 2008) was an Ingush journalist, lawyer, and businessman, and the owner of the news website Ingushetiya.ru, known for being ...
Manoj-Babli honour killing case
The Manoj-Babli honour killing case was the honour killing of Indian newly-weds Manoj Banwala and Babli in June 2007 and the successive court case which historically convicted defendants for an ...
The Manoj-Babli honour killing case was the honour killing of Indian newly-weds Manoj Banwala and Babli in June 2007 and the successive court case which historically convicted defendants for an ...
Manuel Dorrego
Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier.
Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier.
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza
Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza was a Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader, considered one of the founders of independent Chile.
Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza was a Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader, considered one of the founders of independent Chile.
Massacre of Dunlavin Green
The Massacre of Dunlavin Green refers to the summary execution of 36 suspected rebel prisoners by the British military shortly after the outbreak of the rebellion of 1798.
The Massacre of Dunlavin Green refers to the summary execution of 36 suspected rebel prisoners by the British military shortly after the outbreak of the rebellion of 1798.
Midgegooroo
Midgegooroo (date of birth unknown, died 22 May 1833) was an Indigenous Australian of the Nyungar nation, who played a key role in Indigenous resistance to white settlement in the area of Perth,...
Midgegooroo (date of birth unknown, died 22 May 1833) was an Indigenous Australian of the Nyungar nation, who played a key role in Indigenous resistance to white settlement in the area of Perth,...
Midhat Mursi
Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar, known as Abu Khabab al-Masri (Arabic:مدحت مرسي السيـد عمر) (April 29, 1953, Egypt – July 28, 2008, Pakistan) was a chemist and alleged top bomb maker for al-Qae...
Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar, known as Abu Khabab al-Masri (Arabic:مدحت مرسي السيـد عمر) (April 29, 1953, Egypt – July 28, 2008, Pakistan) was a chemist and alleged top bomb maker for al-Qae...
Miranshah airstrike
The Miranshah airstrike took place on Friday 12 September in Miranshah in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan.
The Miranshah airstrike took place on Friday 12 September in Miranshah in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan.
Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim
Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim ( محمد حسن خليل الحكيم ) alias Abu Jihad al-Masri ( أبو جهاد المصري ) (born c. 1961, d. 2008) was purported by US authorities to operate in Iran as the head ...
Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim ( محمد حسن خليل الحكيم ) alias Abu Jihad al-Masri ( أبو جهاد المصري ) (born c. 1961, d. 2008) was purported by US authorities to operate in Iran as the head ...
Nguyen Van Lem
Nguyen Van Lem was a member of the Viet Cong who was summarily executed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.
Nguyen Van Lem was a member of the Viet Cong who was summarily executed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.
Nguyễn Văn Lém
Nguyễn Văn Lém (referred to as Captain Bảy Lốp) (died 1 February 1968 in Saigon) was a member of the Viet Cong who was summarily executed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.
Nguyễn Văn Lém (referred to as Captain Bảy Lốp) (died 1 February 1968 in Saigon) was a member of the Viet Cong who was summarily executed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.
Oprichnik
An oprichnik (опри́чник,, man aside; plural Oprichniki) was a member of an organization established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern the division of Russia known as the Oprichnina (15...
An oprichnik (опри́чник,, man aside; plural Oprichniki) was a member of an organization established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern the division of Russia known as the Oprichnina (15...
Organ theft in Kosovo
The Organ theft in Kosovo, or Kosovo organ case, or Yellow House case is an alleged atrocity of organ theft and killing of an indeterminate number of ethnic Serbs during and after t...
The Organ theft in Kosovo, or Kosovo organ case, or Yellow House case is an alleged atrocity of organ theft and killing of an indeterminate number of ethnic Serbs during and after t...
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, was the founder of Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attac...
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, was the founder of Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attac...
Patagonia rebelde
Patagonia rebelde was the name given to the violent suppression of a rural worker's strike in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz in Patagonia between 1920 and 1922.
Patagonia rebelde was the name given to the violent suppression of a rural worker's strike in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz in Patagonia between 1920 and 1922.
Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan
Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan was a Captain in the British Indian Army who was convicted of treason, after spying for Japan during the Malayan campaign of World War II. Heenan was reportedly ki...
Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan was a Captain in the British Indian Army who was convicted of treason, after spying for Japan during the Malayan campaign of World War II. Heenan was reportedly ki...
Pavel Mishchenko
Pavel Ivanovich Mishchenko (Павло Іванович Міщенко,ã Павел Иванович Мищенко, 22 January 1853 - 1918 ) was a career military officer and statesman in the Russian Empire.
Pavel Ivanovich Mishchenko (Павло Іванович Міщенко,ã Павел Иванович Мищенко, 22 January 1853 - 1918 ) was a career military officer and statesman in the Russian Empire.
Pavel Tcacenco
Pavel Tcacenco or Tkachenko was a Russian-born Romanian communist activist, a leading member of the communist movements of Bessarabia and Romania in the 1920s.
Pavel Tcacenco or Tkachenko was a Russian-born Romanian communist activist, a leading member of the communist movements of Bessarabia and Romania in the 1920s.
Peter Dmytruk
Peter Dmytruk is a military hero of World War II.
Peter Dmytruk is a military hero of World War II.
Philip Spencer
Philip Spencer, a midshipman aboard the USS Somers, was hanged for mutiny without a lawful court-martial.
Philip Spencer, a midshipman aboard the USS Somers, was hanged for mutiny without a lawful court-martial.
Phoenix Program
The Phoenix Program (Chiến dịch Phụng Hoàng, a word related to fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix) was a counterinsurgency program designed, coordinated, and executed by the United States Central In...
The Phoenix Program (Chiến dịch Phụng Hoàng, a word related to fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix) was a counterinsurgency program designed, coordinated, and executed by the United States Central In...
Political killings in the Philippines (2001-2010)
The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of Left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the poli...
The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of Left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the poli...
Political killings in the Philippines (2001–2010)
The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of Left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the poli...
The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of Left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the poli...
Postenpflicht
The Postenpflicht ("Duty of Guards") was part of a written order for SS guards in Nazi concentration camps regarding the use of firearms.
The Postenpflicht ("Duty of Guards") was part of a written order for SS guards in Nazi concentration camps regarding the use of firearms.
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864-1918)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Ramiro de Maeztu
Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney (May 4, 1875 - October 29, 1936) was a Spanish political theorist, journalist, literary critic, occasional diplomat and member of the Generation of '98.
Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney (May 4, 1875 - October 29, 1936) was a Spanish political theorist, journalist, literary critic, occasional diplomat and member of the Generation of '98.
Rashid Rauf
Rashid Rauf (born ca. 1981 – allegedly died November 22, 2008) was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative.
Rashid Rauf (born ca. 1981 – allegedly died November 22, 2008) was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative.
Rick Turner (philosopher)
Richard Turner, known as Rick Turner, was a South African philosopher who was allegedly assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978.
Richard Turner, known as Rick Turner, was a South African philosopher who was allegedly assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978.
Roger Bushell
Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African-born British Auxiliary Air Force pilot who organised and led the famous escape from the Nazi pr...
Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African-born British Auxiliary Air Force pilot who organised and led the famous escape from the Nazi pr...
Saeed al-Masri
Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid (مصطفى احمد محمد عثمان أبواليزيد), better known as al-Masri (المصري = the Egyptian) or Saeed al-Masri (سعيد المصري), (December ...
Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid (مصطفى احمد محمد عثمان أبواليزيد), better known as al-Masri (المصري = the Egyptian) or Saeed al-Masri (سعيد المصري), (December ...
Salah Shehade
Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade, was a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade, was a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan ( صالح علي صالح نبهان ) (born April 4, 1979 in Mombasa, Kenya; died September 14, 2009 near Baraawe, Somalia) was the leader of al-Qaeda in Somalia.
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan ( صالح علي صالح نبهان ) (born April 4, 1979 in Mombasa, Kenya; died September 14, 2009 near Baraawe, Somalia) was the leader of al-Qaeda in Somalia.
Samuel Cromwell
Samuel Cromwell (died December 1, 1842) was a sailor and petty officer {Boatswain's Mate} aboard the brig USS Somers.
Samuel Cromwell (died December 1, 1842) was a sailor and petty officer {Boatswain's Mate} aboard the brig USS Somers.
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires
Jacques de Liniers was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Jacques de Liniers was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan (April 9, 1960 or 1969 – January 1, 2009) was a fugitive wanted in the United States as a participant in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings.
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan (April 9, 1960 or 1969 – January 1, 2009) was a fugitive wanted in the United States as a participant in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings.
Shoot to Kill (1990 TV drama)
Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by...
Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by...
Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland
During the period known as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland, the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary were accused of operating a "shoot-to-kill" policy, under which suspects were allege...
During the period known as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland, the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary were accused of operating a "shoot-to-kill" policy, under which suspects were allege...
Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter
The Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter is an ongoing criminal case in Gujarat state of India where the police killed a criminal Sohrabuddin Sheikh on 26 November 2005.
The Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter is an ongoing criminal case in Gujarat state of India where the police killed a criminal Sohrabuddin Sheikh on 26 November 2005.
Stepan Bandera
Stepan Andriyovych Bandera (Степан Андрійович Бандера) (1 January 1909 – 15 October 1959) was a Ukrainian politician and one of the leaders of Ukrainian national movement in Western Ukraine (Gal...
Stepan Andriyovych Bandera (Степан Андрійович Бандера) (1 January 1909 – 15 October 1959) was a Ukrainian politician and one of the leaders of Ukrainian national movement in Western Ukraine (Gal...
Summary execution
A summary execution is a variety of execution in which a person is accused of a crime and then immediately killed without benefit of a full and fair trial.
A summary execution is a variety of execution in which a person is accused of a crime and then immediately killed without benefit of a full and fair trial.
Task Force 373
Task Force 373 is a joint military commando unit active in the War in Afghanistan.
Task Force 373 is a joint military commando unit active in the War in Afghanistan.
The Pamphlet Scandal
The Pamphlet Scandal is an astonishing occurrence in Colombia, in which social cleaning pamphlets are being distributed through various cities of this country.
The Pamphlet Scandal is an astonishing occurrence in Colombia, in which social cleaning pamphlets are being distributed through various cities of this country.
Turbat killings
The Turbat killings refers to the murder of three prominent Baloch nationalist political leaders in April 2009, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani spy agencies, including the Inter-Services Int...
The Turbat killings refers to the murder of three prominent Baloch nationalist political leaders in April 2009, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani spy agencies, including the Inter-Services Int...
Usama Al-Kini
Usama Al Kini — or Osama al-Kini — was a citizen of Kenya believed to have held a senior leadership role in Al Qaeda.
Usama Al Kini — or Osama al-Kini — was a citizen of Kenya believed to have held a senior leadership role in Al Qaeda.
Viktor Pokrovsky
Viktor Leonidovich Pokrovsky (Покровский Виктор Леонидович) (1889 - November 9, 1922)- Russian lieutenant general and one of the leaders of anti-communist counterrevolutionary White Army during ...
Viktor Leonidovich Pokrovsky (Покровский Виктор Леонидович) (1889 - November 9, 1922)- Russian lieutenant general and one of the leaders of anti-communist counterrevolutionary White Army during ...
Wilhelm Canaris
Wilhelm Franz Canaris was a German admiral, head of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, from 1935 to 1944 and a member of the German Resistance.
Wilhelm Franz Canaris was a German admiral, head of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, from 1935 to 1944 and a member of the German Resistance.
Yevhen Konovalets
Yevhen Konovalets (Ukrainian:Євген Олексійович Коновалець, June 14, 1891, Zashkiv – May 23, 1938) was a military commander of the UNR army and political leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement.
Yevhen Konovalets (Ukrainian:Євген Олексійович Коновалець, June 14, 1891, Zashkiv – May 23, 1938) was a military commander of the UNR army and political leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement.