Regional Overview: Middle East
22-28 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East, Houthi forces targeted the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the second consecutive week, prompting retaliatory airstrikes from the Saudi-led coalition throughout Yemen. On the ground, Houthi forces lost ground in both Marib and Taizz governorates.…
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ACLED-Religion Overview
22-28 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, authorities continued to impose state-sanctioned morality on their citizens, and to harass religious minorities and restrict their activities. In Yemen, both pro-Houthi and pro-Hadi authorities targeted the local alcohol manufacturing trade, arresting civilians for making and selling alcohol.…
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Regional Overview: United States and Canada22-28 January 2022
Demonstrations continued in the United States and Canada last week. In the United States, demonstration levels declined following a peak in activity on Martin Luther King Jr. Day the week prior.… Details
Regional Overview: South America
22-28 January 2022
Last week in South America, violence decreased compared to the week prior, while demonstrations increased. In Brazil, violence increased in Pará state amid clashes between organized crime groups and state forces.…
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Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
22-28 January 2022
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, clashes were reported on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, the Armenia-Artsakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, and in the Donbas region in Ukraine. The migrant crisis continued along the Belarusian-Polish border, with fresh clashes between Polish state forces and migrants.…
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Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
22-28 January 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, civilians continued to be targeted by the Islamic State (IS), the Taliban, and unidentified groups as women’s protests continued in Afghanistan. Clashes also continued between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF), as well as with IS.…
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Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
22-28 January 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstrations increased while violence slightly decreased, with the exception of trends in Honduras and in some states of Mexico. In Honduras, internal divisions within the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) over the election of the president of congress triggered demonstrations ahead of the inauguration of President Xiomara Castro on 27 January.…
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Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
22-28 January 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, heavy fighting between the military and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and resistance groups was reported in Myanmar, in Chin and Kayah states. North Korea launched new missile tests.…
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