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Philippinen. Duterte is Assassinating Opponents Under the Cover of the Drug War, Philippine Rights Groups Say

Philippinen. Duterte is Assassinating Opponents Under the Cover of the Drug War, Philippine Rights Groups Say

The assassination of two provincial mayors in two days has raised fresh fears that law and order in the Philippines—already in a fragile state as the result of a bloody war on drugs—is deteriorating further.

(...) Their deaths have brought to at least 10 the number of mayors who have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016. (Time, USA, 05.07.2018)

http://time.com/5330071/philippines-mayors-political-assassination-duterte/