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Iran
10 cases Global sources
The main motive for cases in Iran was political, followed by organised crime. Political motivated cases included cases that occurred in the context of armed conflict and crime in the country. The profile of the victims vary between politicians, activists, religious leaders and members of the military. Organized crime cases were often related to corruption and targets were members of the criminal justice system.
Main statistics
Motive
8 (80%)
Political
Target Group
3 (30%)
Local community
Gender
10 (100%)
Male
Method
7 (70%)
Shot
Number of cases over time
Distribution of case numbers by category
target group
target group
motive
motive
method
method
perpetrator
perpetrator
gender
gender
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Time series
target group
Jan
target group
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
target group
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Criminal justice (1)
- Local community (2)
May
target group
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Local community (1)
Jun
Jul
target group
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Aug
target group
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2019
Jan
target group
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
1 cases
- Illicit market (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
target group
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
Dec
2020
Time series
motive
Jan
motive
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
motive
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (2)
May
motive
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Jun
Jul
motive
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Political (2)
Aug
motive
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2019
Jan
motive
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
motive
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Dec
2020
Time series
method
Jan
method
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
method
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Shot (3)
May
method
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Stabbed (1)
Jun
Jul
method
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (1)
Aug
method
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2019
Jan
method
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
method
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Dec
2020
Time series
perpetrator
Jan
perpetrator
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
perpetrator
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Armed group (1)
- State representative (1)
- Not reported (1)
May
perpetrator
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Jun
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (2)
Aug
perpetrator
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2019
Jan
perpetrator
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
perpetrator
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Dec
2020
Time series
gender
Jan
gender
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
gender
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Male (3)
May
gender
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Jun
Jul
gender
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
Aug
gender
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2019
Jan
gender
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
gender
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)