Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the United States (US) killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan, as the Islamic State (IS) and anti-Taliban groups continued to clash with the Taliban.…
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Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued, while fighting also intensified along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact. Protests against LGBT+ events were recorded in the United Kingdom, while farmers protested across the region.…
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Last week, in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence remained high in Haiti, Mexico, and Jamaica. Meanwhile, a journalist was killed in a targeted attack in Mexico, and police arrested a prominent journalist and government critic in Guatemala, prompting demonstrations.…
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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
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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). …
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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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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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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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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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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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