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assassinationMurder, usually of a political, royal, or public person. The term derives from the order of the Assassins, a Muslim sect that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, murdered officials to further its political ends. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Torture in custody and extrajudicial executions are a major problem across South Asia", says Rineeta Naik of the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre. Alas: Some institution is responsible for all the censorship and extrajudicial executions that Amnesty International keeps complaining about, and it sure looks like a state. The Independent has published the most detailed reports of Algerian police torture and of the extrajudicial executions of women as well as men. |
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