Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstrations remained high. In Haiti, the recent kidnapping of religious figures sparked unrest. In Nicaragua, members of the National Unit Blue and White (UNAB) organized a protest to commemorate the third anniversary of the 2018 social unrest, amid an ongoing crackdown against members of the opposition.…
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Last week in Africa, Libya-based rebels launched an incursion into Chad, coinciding with presidential elections; the Bay regional governor survived an assassination attempt by Al Shabaab in Somalia; and several days of militant attacks on a major town prompted the mass displacement of civilians in the Nigerian state of Borno.…
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Last week, demonstrations related to the coronavirus pandemic continued across the region. Opposition forces in Russia called for mass protests across the country due to the deteriorating health of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the ongoing crackdown on his political organization.…
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Last week, authorities in Bahrain and Gaza issued new regulations prior to the holy month of Ramadan, starting around 13 April, due to its occurrence for the second consecutive year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Demonstration events in the United States continued a downward trend for the second consecutive week, dropping by about a quarter relative to the week prior. Last week’s decrease is largely due to a sharp drop in demonstrations in support of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.…
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Last week in South America, coca producers took to the streets in Bolivia to protest against the relocation of a coca market. Chile postponed Constituent Assembly elections amidst a spike in coronavirus cases.…
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Last week in the Middle East, clashes were reported between pro-Southern Transitional Council (STC) and pro-Hadi forces in Yemen’s Abyan for the first time in 2021. In Bahrain, protests continued over the death of a political prisoner amid the outbreak of COVID-19 at Jaw Prison.…
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Last week in Europe, there were riots in Northern Ireland by loyalist militants primarily attacking police and potentially restarting more serious sectarian violence. In Belarus, the regime of Alexander Lukashenko adopted stricter laws to further discourage people from staging anti-government demonstrations.…
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Last week in Southeast Asia, security forces in Myanmar continued to use lethal force against anti-coup demonstrators. As the crackdown continues, supporters of the anti-coup movement are stepping up their resistance, with reports of citizens increasingly fighting back.…
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