Regional Overview: United States
4-10 September 2021
Demonstration levels in the United States moderately decreased last week compared to the week prior. This decline largely results from a downturn in pandemic-related demonstration events, with demonstrations against the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine mandates decreasing by more than half compared to the week prior.…
Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
4-10 September 2021
Last week in East and Southeast Asia, the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar declared a “people’s defensive war” and appealed to the public and to ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) to revolt against the military (CNA, 7 September 2021).…
Regional Overview: South America
4-10 September 2021
Last week in South America, Colombian citizens took to the streets against police brutality. Conflicting reports have risen about the abduction and alleged killing of a colonel by dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Venezuela.…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
4-10 September 2021
Last week in South Asia, protests against Taliban rule continued across Afghanistan, as the group announced a new all-male cabinet and seized Panjshir Valley, defeating resistance forces in the region. In Pakistan, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killed at least four soldiers in a suicide attack in Balochistan province.…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
4-10 September 2021
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstration levels slightly decreased while violence against civilians remained high. In El Salvador, the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender sparked demonstrations in the capital as well as in other cities.…
