Last week in Africa, election-related violence was reported in Uganda and Ghana, as well as the Anglophone regions of Cameroon; hundreds of schoolboys were kidnapped in the northwest of Nigeria; and the dissolution of the ruling coalition prompted rioting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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In late January 2020, an apparent United States drone strike targeted a car in Yakla, a mountainous area situated across Yemen’s Al Bayda and Marib governorates. Inside the car were Qasim Al Raymi and Abu Al Baraa Al Ibbi, the emir and a senior jurist, respectively, of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the local branch of al-Qaeda’s global franchise (Al Masdar, 2 February 2020).…
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Last week, the overall number of demonstrations in the United States remained static relative to the week prior. Pandemic-related events again accounted for the highest number of demonstrations. ‘Stop the Steal’ rallies continued across the country as President Donald Trump released a White House video repeating his allegations about widespread voter fraud, reinvigorating portions of his support base (The Guardian, 2 December 2020).…
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Last week in Southeast Asia, violence linked to tensions between rebel groups and state forces were reported in both Myanmar and the Philippines. In Myanmar, Kayin rebels clashed with the military in Kayin state.…
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Last week in East Asia, hundreds of supporters and activists gathered outside a court in China for the hearing of a landmark sexual assault case. The court hearing was a rare case of a sexual assault being tried in court since the emergence of China’s #MeToo movement in 2018.…
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Last week in Central Asia and the Caucasus, fighting continued between the Taliban and Afghan forces, as unidentified militants conducted several suicide attacks. In the Caucasus, Azerbaijan took control over the Lachin region of the de facto Artsakh Republic, according to the November agreement ending the recent war.…
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More than 60,000 demonstrations have been reported in Latin America & the Caribbean from the start of 2018 to the present, including major spikes in anti-government unrest around the region. In this infographic, Research Analyst Curtis Goos reviews key trends from ACLED’s expanded Latin America & Caribbean dataset.…
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Over 11,400 events of gang-related violence have been recorded across Mexico since the beginning of 2018, more than 80% of which targeted civilians. In this infographic, Research Analyst Curtis Goos reviews key trends from ACLED’s expanded Latin America & Caribbean dataset.…
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