The year 1986 saw a dramatic escalation in resistance and state response.
: Sentences were heavily biased; data from 1982–1983 shows that 95% of those sentenced to death were Black. Black activists were often executed for killing white police officers, while white individuals rarely faced the same penalty for killing Black citizens. 2. High-Profile Cases and Campaigns (1986) Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)
: Many political executions were carried out in secret at Pretoria Central Prison, often without full public disclosure of the trials. The year 1986 saw a dramatic escalation in