Regional Overview: United States
13-19 November 2021
Demonstrations in the United States significantly increased last week compared to the week prior, reaching their highest numbers since the week of the Women’s March on 2 October 2021. This comes amid a surge in demonstrations related to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, the commutation of Julius Jones’ death sentence, campus sexual assaults and harassment, and striking Kaiser Permanente engineers in northern California.…
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Regional Overview: Africa
13-19 November 2021
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, an attack by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso led to the largest recorded loss among Burkinabe security forces during a single attack; it was reported that Boko Haram militants have taken over several areas in Niger state in Nigeria; two fatal suicide bombings struck the Ugandan capital; and mass anti-coup demonstrations continued in Sudan amid use of excessive force against demonstrators.…
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Regional Overview: South America
13-19 November 2021
Last week in South America, political violence slightly increased compared to the week prior, while demonstration events significantly decreased. In Argentina, government supporters marched near the presidential palace to celebrate Peronist Activism Day on 17 November, days after the government lost control of the senate in midterm elections on 14 November.…
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Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
13-19 November 2021
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased in Honduras amid an escalation of violence targeting politicians ahead of the general elections on 28 November. In Cuba, police arrested several members of opposition movements, and government supporters staged several ‘acts of repudiation’ against critics of the government, both preventing anti-government demonstrations scheduled for 15 November.…
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ACLED-Religion Overview
6-12 November 2021
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, morality-related events constituted the majority of religious repression and conflict, while repression of religious minorities also continued unabated. In Egypt, authorities banned the American superhero film, Eternals, for containing scenes which were described as contradicting the values of Egyptian society.…
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ACLED Data Shed New Light on Drug War Death Toll in the Philippines
Civilian fatalities from anti-drug operations in the Philippines are at least 25% higher than official figures suggest, new data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) reveal. Details
The Drug War Rages on in the Philippines: New Data on the Civilian Toll, State Responsibility, and Shifting Geographies of Violence
New supplemental data for the Philippines add nearly 1,000 events and more than 1,100 fatalities to the ACLED dataset for the period of 2016 to the present, expanding our coverage of the country's war on drugs. Details
Regional Overview: United States
6-12 November 2021
Demonstration levels in the United States remained relatively stable last week. Labor-related demonstrations substantially increased last week compared to the week prior, accounting for the largest share of demonstration events last week.…
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