Kenya’s Political Violence Landscape in the Lead-Up to the 2022 Elections
Kenya went to the polls on 9 August 2022 after a five-year cycle and the third general election since the promulgation of a new constitution in 2010 Details
Ukraine Crisis: 23-29 July 2022
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Donetsk region, where ACLED records almost half of all political violence events last week. While Russian territorial gains in the region were limited, Russian forces took control of multiple locations close to Svitlodarsk (Espresso TV, 27 July 2022). … Details
Regional Overview: South America
23-29 July 2022
Last week in South America, Indigenous militias carried out several attacks in southern Chile against forestry companies, private property, and a Catholic church. In Colombia, the Gulf Clan clashed with state forces in the departments of Antioquia and Bolívar, resulting in at least eight deaths.…
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Regional Overview: United States and Canada
23-29 July 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity remained stable in the United States and increased slightly in Canada, following a lull in activity the week prior. In Canada, labor demonstrations accounted for more than half of all demonstration events last week, roughly doubling in number compared to the week prior.…
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Regional Overview: Middle East
23-29 July 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels decreased in Yemen during the last full week before the end of the UN-mediated truce extension, which ran until 2 August, before a further two-month extension was announced.…
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Regional Overview: Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
23-29 July 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued, while over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed during an explosion at a prison building in occupied Donetsk.…
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Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
23-29 July 202
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military executed four political prisoners, including a former National League for Democracy (NLD) parliamentarian, for their involvement in anti-coup resistance activities, prompting retaliation from anti-coup groups.…
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Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
23-29 July 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence intensified amid clashes between rival criminal groups in Haiti and Mexico. In Haiti, violence continued to increase in Ouest department with clashes between the rival G-9 and G-Pep gang alliances in Port-au-Prince, and an attack by members of the 400 Mawozo gang against a courthouse in Croix-des-Bouquets district.…
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