Laura Fluegel is a Europe Research Manager at ACLED. She holds a B.SocSc. in International Development and Globalization and is working towards her MBA at the Sprott Business School with a concentration in International Development Management.
Regional Overview: Europe
27 February-5 March 2021
Last week, in Belarus, demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko continued against a backdrop of mass arrests and the sentencing of activists. In Russia, people condemned the government’s inadequate investigation of and potential ties to the 2015 assassination of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.…
Regional Overview: Europe
20-26 February 2021
Last week, demonstration activity in Russia decreased significantly. In Greece, demonstrations continued against the newly-adopted university security law and in support of an imprisoned gunman on hunger strike. Meanwhile in Spain, demonstrations in response to Pablo Hasel’s arrest significantly increased and sparked greater violence.…
Regional Overview: Europe
13-19 February 2021
Last week, a new wave of demonstrations in support of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny took place across Russia with almost no arrests. Meanwhile, political unrest in Spain increased with violent demonstrations taking place against the arrest of Pablo Hasel.…
Regional Overview: Europe
6-12 February 2021
Last week, demonstrations continued across Europe. In Spain, demonstrations were sparked in autonomous regions against the growing presence of Vox, a far-right political party, and the arrest of a rapper for speaking against the crown.…
Regional Overview: Europe
30 January-5 February 2021
Last week, demonstrations in support of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny continued across Russia in the face of an increasingly violent regime crackdown. In France, a large demonstration movement against the bioethics bill before the Senate took place.…
Regional Overview: Europe
23-29 January 2021
Last week, demonstration activity surged in Europe, particularly in Russia, Belarus, Poland, and the Netherlands. In Russia, widespread demonstrations in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and against the regime of Vladimir Putin swept the country; solidarity protests were also recorded across the region more widely.…
Regional Overview: Europe
16-22 January 2021
Last week, demonstration activity in Europe continued at generally low levels. In Belarus and Russia, demonstrations continued in support of detained political prisoners, particularly the recently detained Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and jailed Belarusian blogger Ihar Losik.…
Regional Overview: Europe
9-15 January 2021
Last week, demonstration activity in Europe remained low. Demonstrations taking place in Belarus were against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was arrested upon his return to Russia after surviving an assassination attempt by the Russian government.…
