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[300] Rosa Machuca was one of three people killed in a shooting in the parking lot of her workplace, a Target store in Texas (USA) on 11 Aug 2025. The other victims were an elderly man and a 4 year-old child.

She was 24 #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Rosa Machuca Age 24 Auston, Texas (USA) shot. 11 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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[299] Blair A. Sawyer died in hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Louisville Kentucky (USA) on 11 Aug 2025. The driver of the vehicle which hit her failed to stop.

She was 27. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Blair A. Sawyer Age 27 Louisville, Kentucky (USA) run over. 11 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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[298] An unidentified #trans woman was murdered in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) on or before 10 Aug 2025. #SayHerName #Trans LivesMatter #TDoR

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Name Unknow Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) murdered. 10 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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[297] Kajal and her 12 year-old adopted brother Deva were murdered by assailants who broke into their home in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (India) on 10 Aug 2025.

She was 25. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Kajal Age 25 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (India) strangled. 10 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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[296] Moisa Reyes Castillo died in their apartment after being attacked in the street in San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras) on 9 Aug 2025.

She was 51, and made her living selling lottery tickets. #SayTheirName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Moisa Reys Castillo Age 51 San Pedro Sula, Cortes (Honduras) stabbed. 9 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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[295] Katia Daniela Medina was found with signs of violence on a dirt road in Jalisco (Mexico) on 9 Aug 2025.

Katia was the director of the Zapotlán Trans Collective and a well known human rights defender. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Katia Damiela Medina Zapotian el Grande, Jalisco (Mexico) murdered. 9 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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[294] Eli Sánchez was killed by her boyfriend in her home salon in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (Mexico) on 5 Aug 2025

She was 44. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Elizabeth Sanchez ("Eli") Age 44 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (Mexico) stabbed. 5 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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[293] Daira Martinez was murdered in Cali, Valle del Cauca (Colombia) on 4 Aug 2025. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Daira Martinez Cali, Valle del Cauca (Colombia) murdered. 4 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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[292] Annu's body was found under a bridge in the Madhu Vihar area of Delhi (India) on 4 Aug 2025.

She was 25. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Annu Age 25 Delhi (India) throat cut. 4 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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[291] Claudia Dayansy Acosta died after being stabbed in a bar in Remedios, Villa Clara (Cuba) on 2 Aug 2025. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Claudia Dayansy Acosta Remedios, Villa Clara (Cuba) stabbed. 2 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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[290] Rosa's body was found on a staircase in Salvador, Bahia (Brazil) with gunshot wounds and with her hands tied on 2 Aug 2025.

She was 27. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Rosa Age 27 Salvador, Bahia (Brazil) shot. 2 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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[289] An unidentiified #trans person died by suicide in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra (Indiia( on 1 Aug 2025. #SayTheirName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Name Unknown Age 23 Bhiwandi, Maharashtra (India) suicide. 1 Aug 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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[288] Trish Doll died by suicide in Kingston, Surrey (Jamaica) on 31 Jul 2025. Prior to her death she had asked for help seeking asylum overseas.

She was 23, and a well known TikTok influencer in Jamaica. #SayHerName #Trans LivesMatter #TDoR

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Trish Doll Age 23 Kingston, Surrey (Jamaica) suicide. 31 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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[287] Nida Nazlıer was murdered in her home in Antalya (Turkey) on 31 Jul 2025.

She was 45. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Nida Nazlier Age 45 Antalya (Turkey) stabbed. 31 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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[286] Leyla Alejandra Parra was strangled in her home in Merlo, Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 30 Jul 2025.

She was 49. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Leyla Alejandra Parra Age 49 Merlo, Buenos Aires (Argentina) strangled. 30 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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[285] The body of Ángelo Posso was found in his home in Medellín, Antioquia (Colombia) on 29 Jul 2025.

He was 43. #SayHisName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Angelo Posso Age 43 Medellin, Antioquia (Colombia) stabbed. 29 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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[284] Joana died on 28 Jul 2025 after being shot by armed assailants who broke into her home in Montevido (Uruguay) and opened fire.

She was 29. #SayHerName #Trans LivesMatter #TDoR

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Joana Age 29 Montevideo (Uruguay) shot. 28 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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[283] Toni Asik died in custody in HMP Bronzefield, a privately run prison in Ashford, Surrey (United Kingdom), on 28 Jul 2025.

He was 25. #SayHisName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Toni Asik Age 25 Ashford, Surrey (United Kingdom) died in custody. 28 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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[282] The body of an unidentified #trans woman was found in a stream south of the city of Colima (Mexico) on 26 Jul 2025. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Name Unknown Age 35-45 Colima (Mexico) beaten. 26 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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[281] Fernanda Domicó was murdered in Dabeiba, Antioquia (Colombia) on 25 Jul 2025.

She was a social leader, indigenous #trans woman, and head of the Volunteer Fire Department of the municipality. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Fernanda Domico Dabeiba, Antioquia (Colombia) stabbed. 25 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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[280] Duda was shot dead by five armed men posing as police officers who broke into her home in Bayeux, Paraíba (Brazil) on 22 Jul 2025.

She was 21. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Duda Age 21 Bayeux, Paraiba (Brazil) shot. 22 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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[279] The body of an unidentified #trans woman was found with sgns of violence near the BR-230 highway in João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil) on 20 Jul 2025. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Name Unknown Joao Pessoa, Paraiba (Brazil) murdered. 20 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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[278] An unidentified #trans woman died after armed men invaded her home and shot her in front of her family in João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil) on 20 Jul 2025. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Name Unknown Joao Pessoa, Paraiba (Brazil) shot. 20 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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[277] Giovani Fortes da Silva was stabbed to death by his own brother in front of their own mother in Ibiaçá, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) on 19 Jul 2025.

He was 29. #SayHisName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Giovani Forted da Silva Age 29 Ibiaca, Rio Granse do Sul (Brazil) stabbed. 19 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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[276] Samylla Alves Guimarães de Jesus was shot by a client in Anápolis, Goiás (Brazil) on 18 Jul 2025.

She was 27. #SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #TDoR

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Samylla Alves Guimaraes de Jesus Age 27 Anapolis, Golas (Brazil) shot. 18 Jul 2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM