Regional Overview: Middle East
14-20 May 2022
Last week in the Middle East, violent activity decreased in Yemen following a spike in violence the week prior. In Iraq, violence between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) also fell despite ongoing Turkish operations.…
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Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
14-20 May 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, conflict continued in Myanmar between the military and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs). In the Philippines, overall levels of political violence and demonstrations decreased compared to the week prior despite ongoing outbreaks of election-related violence.…
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Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
14-20 May 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued. In Tajikistan, police used lethal force against anti-government demonstrators. Meanwhile, demonstrations against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the killing of a journalist in Palestine, and LGBT+ discrimination took place across the region.…
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Regional Overview: Africa
14-20 May 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Last week in Africa, Islamist militant offensives continued in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger; clashes erupted between Bashagha supporters and militants supporting the Government of National Unity in Libya; a deadly attack by the Ituri Self-Defense Popular Front (FPAC-Zaire) left many killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and Somaliland forces took control of territory within the Sool region.…
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Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
14-20 May 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban came under attacks from anti-Taliban groups and Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan. The group also clashed with the Tajik military along the border as the Pakistani military conducted cross-border shelling into Afghanistan, injuring civilians.…
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Ukraine Crisis: 7-13 May 2022
Heavy fighting continued in the eastern and southern regions of the country last week. The Donetsk region remained the most active conflict zone, home to almost half of all political violence reported in the country last week.… Details
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
7-13 May 2022
Demonstration activity decreased moderately in the United States and remained at similar levels in Canada last week. In the United States, demonstration levels tempered slightly, following a spike in activity the week prior after the leak of a Supreme Court draft majority opinion that argues in favor of overturning Roe v.…
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Regional Overview: South America
7-13 May 2022
Last week in South America, in Brazil, violence broke out in downtown São Paulo during a police operation in the open-air drug market known as Cracolândia. In Chile, the death of a journalist who was shot while reporting on the 1 May rallies sparked violent demonstrations.…
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