Whilst the understandable difficulties in the diagnostics, and the lack of documentation or proof in some cases, due to the very nature of political criminal poisonings, mean that it is unlikely that the data gathered is comprehensive and is therefore open for amplification and modification, the database does provide a good indication of the general patterns, warning signs and responses to these c. [...] Trends in the Number of Political Criminal Poisoning Cases per Year A review of the cases of political criminal poisoning over the last 120 years (we exclude the outlier case in our database in 1577 from this analysis) demonstrates that there has been a clear rise in the number of political criminal poisoning cases that occur per year, and the number of political criminal poisoning cases that occu. [...] 9 Number of cases of political criminal poisoning / year Investigating the Use of Poison as a Method of Political Repression As seen on the graph above, there is a positive correlation between time passed since 1900 and the number of cases of political criminal poisoning, shown by the positive gradient on the scatter best fit line of 0.0158. [...] Of course, it is important to acknowledge that the poisoning cases known about in most dictatorships and totalitarian regimes are likely only a tiny fraction of the total number of cases, due to the majority being covered up and not reported in the mainstream media in the Western world. [...] The lack of a streamlined portal where people at high risk of political poisoning can come for resources, information and advice is part of the problem in cases of political criminal poisonings, leading to confusion in the aftermath of registering symptoms, and the lack of prompt action by dissidents themselves and healthcare workers and law enforcement bodies.
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