While Mexico consistently registers one of the highest rates of violence targeting journalists in the world, a surge in killings this year has triggered an unprecedented number of reporter-led demonstrations against the rising threat to the media.…
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Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities announced decisions regulating religious and non-religious practices amid heightened tensions ahead of upcoming Christian, Islamic, and Jewish holidays. In Israel, an exchange of attacks between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank has set the stage for a tense period going into the religious holidays of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter, all co-occurring in April.…
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Last week, Ukrainian forces continued counter-offensive operations in the north of the country, amid the withdrawal of Russian forces in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. Heavy fighting also persisted in the eastern and southern regions of the country, as Russia continued their bombardment and siege of Mariupol.…
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Last week in South America, violence remained at similar levels compared to the week prior, while demonstrations significantly increased. In Colombia, 11 people were killed during a military operation in Putumayo, while two children were killed when suspected members of the 33rd Dissident Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set off an explosive in Bogotá.…
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Last week, demonstration levels slightly decreased in the United States and moderately decreased in Canada. Despite the decline, labor-related demonstrations increased significantly and were the main driver of demonstration activity in both countries.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high amid gang attacks against civilians across the region. In El Salvador, a spike in violence against civilians last week was followed by the government declaration of a state of siege and security operations in which many gang members were arrested.…
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Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued into its sixth week. Rallies in solidarity with Ukraine, as well as against rising fuel prices, continued throughout the region.…
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Last week in the Middle East, political violence saw a sharp increase in Yemen amid the announcement of several peace initiatives, as the country entered its eighth year since the Saudi-led military intervention began in March 2015.…
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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, Wagner Group mercenaries and military forces in Mali killed hundreds of ethnic Fulani; Islamist militant offensives continued in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin; the M23 and Congolese military exchanged blame for downing a UN peacekeeping helicopter in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and violence escalated in South Darfur state of Sudan amidst clashes between Fellata and Rizeigat ethnic militias.…
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Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting intensified between the Myanmar military and several local resistance and ethnic armed groups. Explosions and ambushed attacks targeting state forces occurred to mark Anti-Fascists Revolution Day on 27 March.…
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