we accompany rikabi as he pays him a visit at home.atem says he was hanging up campaign posters for rikabi late at night when the incident occurred. hatem was shot twice in the right leg. the attack closely resembles 82 assassination attempts against activists and protesters, of which 35ere successful, that iraq's human rights commission has recorded over the past two years. >> ( translated ): anybody opposing these corrupt parties, be it through action or word, will be exposed to threats and killing. >> reporter: rikabi himself has been threatened many times. should he win a seat, he could become even more of a target. that's because the new election law mandates that any elected parliamentarian who dies shall be replaced by the candidate who came next in his district. rikabi says this could incentivize political parties and their armed wings to target winning opponents. but the new law, with s increased number of districts, has also made campaigning for smaller parties easier. every evening, rikabi's team holds small gathings with hi