Night letter

An early 20th century example would be following the Persian Constitutional Revolution, when shabnameh were distributed in Tehran decrying the occupation of parts of Iranian territory by Russian troops,[3] and against the changing of the legal examination laws.

The leaflets contained eye-witness testimonies on severe human rights violations committed by IDF soldiers in the Occupied Territories, whose publication was forbidden by the military censorship.

Only many years later did Uri Avnery, at the time Knesset member for Shelly, admit to having composed the leaflets and organised their distribution, stating that this act was justified since the censorship had abused its power to withhold information from the public.

Hate groups in the United States, often affiliated with the contemporary Ku Klux Klan movement, use fliers distributed anonymously at night as a recruitment technique and intimidation tactic.

"[7] William Bader, a Kentucky man who identified himself to journalists as the leader of the Trinity White Knights, claimed responsibility for the flyering campaign and expressed support for Tom Homan, the "border czar" overseeing the mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the second presidency of Donald Trump.