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Regional Overview Archive

Our monthly analysis briefs break down the latest ACLED data on political violence and protest trends around the world, highlighting potential early warning signs for closer monitoring.

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Regional Overview: South Asia
17-23 April 2021

28 April 2021

Last week in South Asia, Taliban militants took responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in Balochistan province in Pakistan. An Islamist party continued to demonstrate against France over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad from November 2020, leading to clashes with the police. In India, Naxal-Maoists targeted civilians over their alleged cooperation with police and development…

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Regional Overview: East Asia
17-23 April 2021

28 April 2021

Last week in East Asia, just two months before his term expires, the president of Mongolia issued an order to disband the majority party in parliament, claiming it had violated the constitution. The current president, who is seeking re-election, is a member of the main minority opposition party in the Mongolian parliament. A series of…

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Regional Overview: Southeast Asia
10-16 April 2021

22 April 2021

Last week in Southeast Asia, anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar boycotted celebrations of the national Thingyan holiday, which marks the Burmese new year, in honor of those who had been killed by security forces since the 1 February coup. Demonstrations also decreased as demonstrators took up more symbolic forms of protest to evade violent crackdowns by…

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