Regional Overview: East Asia
6-12 September 2020
Last week in East Asia, a major riot broke out in Hong Kong after thousands of people demonstrated against the one-year postponement of the planned Legislative Council election. Other key developments in the region include: a decrease in protests in Inner Mongolia province, China opposing the new education policy, which replaces school instruction in Mongolian with Mandarin Chinese, and protests in Mongolia and Japan over the same policy.…
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Regional Overview: Southeast Asia
6-12 September 2020
Last week in Southeast Asia, fighting continued between various ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and the military in Myanmar. In the Philippines, deadly clashes were reported between state forces and Islamist groups, alongside a decrease in fighting with communist rebels.…
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Regional Overview: Central Asia and the Caucasus
6-12 September 2020
Last week in Central Asia and the Caucasus, the long-awaited intra-Afghan talks began in Doha, Qatar, amid persistent violence in Afghanistan. In Kazakhstan, different labor groups staged protests demanding better labor rights, while claims of police torture continued to spark protests in Georgia’s South Ossetia region.…
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Regional Overview: South Asia
6-12 September 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include: violence between domestic militants and security forces in India and Pakistan, as well as continuing cross-border clashes between the two countries, and increased tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).…
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Understanding Indigenous Conflict in Chile: January 2019-August 2020
Tensions between indigenous communities and the Chilean government have simmered for decades over questions of land reform and discrimination, intermittently erupting in unrest and violence. The wave of nationwide demonstrations that began in October 2019 changed the political landscape and generated new opportunities for indigenous movements to push their demands forward.… Details
South Africa Data Update: 2014-2020
The incorporation of partner data from Xenowatch expands ACLED’s coverage of xenophobic violence in South Africa. In this infographic, ACLED Research Analyst Josh Satre reviews the new and supplemented events. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).… Details
Democratic Republic of Congo Data Update: 2018-2020
The incorporation of partner data from the Beni Peace Forum expands ACLED’s coverage of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this infographic, ACLED Research Analyst Curtis Goos reviews the new and supplemented events.… Details