Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained stable in Yemen for the third consecutive week, although seeing a slight decline. In Syria, Israeli warplanes targeted Hezbollah positions in Tartous and Quneitra provinces.…
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Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, violence continued throughout Myanmar, including heavy fighting, deadly airstrikes, and attacks on civilians and protesters. In Japan, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead at a political campaign event in Nara.…
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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, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist militants continued offensives in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger and attacked a prison in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria; scores of people were killed in South Sudan following a cattle raid; and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced hundreds to flee.…
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Last week in South America, several attacks targeting vulnerable communities, social leaders, and former combatants took place in Colombia, while the Gulf Clan continues to target police forces. In Brazil, clashes between state forces and armed groups linked to environmental crimes were reported in Rondônia state, while territorial disputes continued between criminal groups in Rio de Janeiro city.…
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Demonstration activity moderately decreased in the United States last week while substantially decreasing in Canada, following a spike in the lead-up to Canada Day the week prior. In Canada, demonstrations involving labor groups calling for better pay and working conditions constituted the largest share of activity last week.…
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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, this Time article looks at the increase of armed demonstrators and far-right extremists at abortion-related demonstrations
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Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained stable in Yemen for the second consecutive week, while there were unconfirmed reports of a Houthi aerial attack on Saudi Arabia.…
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Last week in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued, as the Russian military invasion of Ukraine entered its fifth month. Demonstrations in solidarity with Ukraine continued in several countries across Europe, as anti-war activists carried out acts of railway sabotage in Russia.…
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Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting broke out between the Myanmar military and a combined force of the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) and local resistance groups.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, an increase in violence against civilians was driven by gang attacks in Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, and Jamaica. In Mexico, armed suspects shot and killed a journalist and his daughter in Tamaulipas state, while members of the Union of People and Organizations of Guerrero (UPOEG) self-defense group clashed with military officers in Guerrero state.…
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