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.…
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Over the past five weeks in Southeast Asia, demonstration activity and fighting between state forces and rebel groups featured prominently across the region. In Myanmar, clashes between state forces and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) decreased in the lead up to the Union Peace Conference, though fighting increased in the following weeks.…
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Key trends in South Asia over the last five weeks include: targeted attacks by militants on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, armed clashes between security forces and militant groups, and religious violence in India; targeted attacks against security forces in Pakistan; and election-related violence in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.…
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Last week in the United States, the overall number of demonstrations decreased compared to the week prior. Demonstrations associated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement decreased nationwide. However, in New York, demonstrations increased following the release of body-camera footage depicting the detention of Daniel Prude, a Black man, by officers of the Rochester Police Department last March, which ultimately resulted in his death (Washington Post, 4 September 2020).…
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Last month in South America, demonstrations over coronavirus-related issues continued across the region. Meanwhile, political killings in Colombia significantly increased, as did political unrest in Chile, Venezuela, and Guyana. In Brazil, armed clashes continued to take place between criminal groups and state forces.…
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Last month in Central America and the Caribbean, demonstrations continued at high levels, though there was a sharp decline in events directly related to the coronavirus pandemic. In Mexico, protests were reported over a US-Mexico bilateral water treaty.…
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From 2 August to 5 September, demonstration activity increased across Eastern Europe. Key developments include: a surge in demonstrations against the government of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus following fraudulent elections; large demonstrations in Bulgaria against government corruption; and continued demonstrations in Russia against repressive actions by the government.…
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Over the last month, key developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus include progress in Afghanistan’s upcoming peace talks, alongside ongoing violence, an IS resurgence, and clashes with Pakistan. In Kazakhstan, protests took place due to the economic and social impact of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.…
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Last month in East Asia, protest and political violence activity decreased by approximately 20%, yet there were several key developments. A new education policy in China to replace school instruction in Mongolian with Mandarin Chinese triggered demonstrations across Inner Mongolia, as well as in Mongolia.…
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