assassination

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He was among five independent UN rights experts who sent a communication to the Indian government in 2024 to enquire about Nijjar's assassination.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who formerly served as the late Khamenei’s top advisor, said in his first remarks since the ayatollah’s killing that his assassination was unprecedented.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Even before Abe's assassination, the Unification Church had drawn controversy with its teachings.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The bill only made it over the finish line in the wake of the 1968 assassination of Dr. King.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly