DATU PIANG, 13 May 2010 (IRIN) – Two rocket-propelled grenades landed just 100m away from a village in the southern Philippines, exploding near voters lined up at polling stations for national elections this week. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘election violence’
PHILIPPINES: Returning IDPs forced out again by political violence
Posted in Bomb, Displacement, Election, Government, Insurgents, Internal Displaced Persons, Peacekeepers, Philippines, Poll, Property Damage, Refugee Camps, Southeast Asia, Uncategorized, tagged civilian protection, Displacement, election violence, Philippines, returned on May 13, 2010 |
PHILIPPINES: Millions queue to vote in Philippines elections
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Election, Government, Philippines, Poll, Southeast Asia, Uncategorized, tagged Civilian Casualties, election violence, elections, Philippines on May 10, 2010 |
09:12 GMT, Monday, 10 May 2010 10:12 UK
Voting in national and local elections in the Philippines has been extended by one hour due to long queues of voters.
Filipinos will elect a new president and vice-president, as well as more than 17,000 other positions.
The queues have been linked to problems with new automated vote-counting machines, some of which had failed to operate properly in pre-poll testing. (more…)
IRAQ: Iraq civilian death toll rises sharply in April
Posted in Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Iraq, Middle-East, Uncategorized, tagged bombs, civilian deaths, election violence, Iraq, sectarian violence on May 1, 2010 |
By Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose sharply in April from the month before, a sign that insurgents may be trying to exploit political tensions after an election that produced no outright winner. (more…)
IRAQ: Polling stations bombed as Iraq election begins
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Election, Iraq, Middle-East, Suicide Bomb, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilians wounded, election violence, Iraq, suicide bombers on March 4, 2010 |
By BBC News
At least 14 people have been killed in Baghdad on the first day of voting in Iraq’s parliamentary elections.
Suicide bombers attacked two polling stations in different areas of the city killing at least seven people and wounding many others.
Earlier in the day, a mortar attack on a crowded market killed seven and wounded at least 10 people. (more…)
IRAQ: 8 villagers killed sout of Baghdad, some beheaded
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Gunfire, Iraq, Middle-East, Targeted Death, tagged civilian deaths, election violence, Iraq, sectarian violence, shootings on February 22, 2010 |
By Rebecca Santana
Associated Press
BAGHDAD – Assailants killed eight members of a Shiite family in a village outside Baghdad on Monday, shooting some and beheading others, just one of a series of pre-election shooting and car bombing attacks that swept the country, killing 22 people in all. (more…)
