Last week in South America, civil unrest was triggered by a polarizing presidential election run-off in Peru. Protests erupted in Chile after the killing of an indigenous Mapuche individual by police.…
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A separate, weekly discussion of the ongoing conflict in Mozambique and Ethiopia can be found in the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Last week in Africa, French and national military forces carried out operations targeting Islamic militants in the Central Sahel region; inter-ethnic and clan violence was reported in Somalia, Kenya, and Sudan; and mass demonstrations continued for a second week in South Africa.…
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Demonstration levels in the United States surged last week, driven by an eruption of demonstrations in solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Cuba. Meanwhile, demonstrations involving labor groups and healthcare workers demanding better work conditions and increased pay slightly increased last week as well.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstrations increased. In Cuba, thousands of people staged anti-government demonstrations across the country (AP, 12 July 2021). Law enforcement actions to disperse these demonstrations left at least one person dead and several others arrested.…
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Last week in the Middle East, political violence in Marib governorate in Yemen flared up again as the pro-Hadi offensive in Al Bayda governorate seems to have been put to a halt by Houthi forces.…
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Last week in South Asia, the Taliban continued to make territorial gains in Afghanistan. In Pakistan, Chinese laborers were killed in a bus explosion. Meanwhile, the daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was reportedly kidnapped in Islamabad city, exacerbating ongoing tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan.…
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In this interactive analysis, Sky News uses ACLED data to explore Islamic State activity across Africa, mapping trends in Egypt, the Sahel, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique.
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Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, restrictions on religious practice and morality-related events were reported. In Bahrain, upcoming Shiite Muslim celebrations of Muharram prompted increased restrictions on religious practice in Jaw Prison.…
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Demonstrations in the United States fell by almost half last week compared to the week prior, marking the largest single-week decrease and the lowest number of demonstration events since December 2020. …
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