This external report by ACLED Director of Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi, published by the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) Secretariat at the OECD, uses ACLED data to track trends in political violence targeting women in West Africa.
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Commentary from ACLED's Head of Communications, Sam Jones, specifically citing ACLED data that shows the anti-LGBT+ mobilization increased by over four times from 2020 to 2021
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Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. Amid the ongoing battle for Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, Russian forces reportedly pulled troops from the Zaporizhia region to support the offensive (NV, 9 June 2022).…
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Last week, demonstration activity decreased in Canada while remaining steady in the United States. In Canada, demonstration activity was primarily driven by workers calling for better pay and working conditions. Meanwhile, a pickup truck driver rammed demonstrators during an Indigenous-led demonstration over mass graves in British Columbia.…
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Last week in South America, supporters of opposition parties took to the streets in Peru, demanding the resignation of President Pedro Castillo over corruption allegations. In Chile, Indigenous militias carried out four arson attacks against forestry companies and farmers in the Araucanía region.…
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Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued, fueling demonstrations in solidarity with Ukraine across the region. Attacks against military enlistment offices continued in Russia.…
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Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, anti-Taliban groups and the Islamic State (IS) continued to attack the Taliban in Afghanistan as Taliban forces targeted civilians during their operations against the National Resistance Front (NRF).…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high amid targeted attacks by armed suspects against activists, including a Peasant Development Committee (CODECA) land defender in Guatemala and an LGBT+ activist in Honduras.…
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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 militants continued their offensives in Burkina Faso and Mali; violence events were highest in Nigeria including a deadly attack at a church by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Lake Chad faction; a deadly land conflict erupted in Sudan; and Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan authorities traded accusations of firing shells into the opposing country.…
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