Last week in Central Asia and the Caucasus, violence continued between the Taliban and Afghan forces, as well as the targeted killing of civilians. There were new developments in the intra-Afghan talks and US troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.…
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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.…
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Last week in Southeast Asia, demonstrations against the military coup in Myanmar continued amid increased use of force by government authorities against demonstrators. Two demonstrators were killed when police fired into a crowd of demonstrators.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high. In El Salvador and Mexico, targeted attacks perpetrated by armed men against civil servants and candidates running in the upcoming elections continued.…
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Demonstration events in the United States increased by over 50% last week relative to the week before. Notably, former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since leaving office at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on 28 February (Guardian, 28 February 2021).…
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Last week in South Asia, violent events involving Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants increased in Pakistan. Indian security forces ramped up operations in the Red Corridor, while Maoist rebels continued targeting police teams.…
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Last week in East Asia, mass rallies were held in Pyongyang and across North Korea to show workers’ commitment to achieve the targets of the new five-year economic development plan. In South Korea, protests related to the construction of a new airport on Gadeok Island near Busan were held in advance of a vote by the National Assembly to go ahead with the project.…
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Last week in Africa, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed during an attack on a World Food Programme convoy; the Libyan Interior Minister survived a shootout in Tripoli; and hundreds of schoolgirls were kidnapped during the latest school attack in Nigeria.…
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Last week in the Middle East, clashes continued between pro-Hadi and Houthi forces in Yemen, with the Houthis intensifying their offensive towards Marib City. In Syria, US forces carried out airstrikes targeting positions of Iranian-backed groups in response to attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq.…
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