Regional Overview: South America
3-9 April 2021
Last week in South America, coca producers took to the streets in Bolivia to protest against the relocation of a coca market. Chile postponed Constituent Assembly elections amidst a spike in coronavirus cases.…
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Regional Overview: Middle East
3-9 April 2021
Last week in the Middle East, clashes were reported between pro-Southern Transitional Council (STC) and pro-Hadi forces in Yemen’s Abyan for the first time in 2021. In Bahrain, protests continued over the death of a political prisoner amid the outbreak of COVID-19 at Jaw Prison.…
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Regional Overview: Europe
3-9 April 2021
Last week in Europe, there were riots in Northern Ireland by loyalist militants primarily attacking police and potentially restarting more serious sectarian violence. In Belarus, the regime of Alexander Lukashenko adopted stricter laws to further discourage people from staging anti-government demonstrations.…
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Regional Overview: Southeast Asia
3-9 April 2021
Last week in Southeast Asia, security forces in Myanmar continued to use lethal force against anti-coup demonstrators. As the crackdown continues, supporters of the anti-coup movement are stepping up their resistance, with reports of citizens increasingly fighting back.…
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Regional Overview: Central Asia and the Caucasus
3-9 April 2021
Last week in Central Asia and the Caucasus, clashes continued between the Taliban and Afghan forces, with large military operations and territorial gains made by both parties. The Taliban also shelled a NATO base in Kandahar province, attacking international troops for the first time in more than a year.…
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Regional Overview: East Asia
3-9 April 2021
Last week in East Asia, members of the opposition in Taiwan demonstrated in Taipei to ask the current administration to take responsibility for a recent railway accident that killed 50 people.…
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Regional Overview: South Asia
3-9 April 2021
Last week in South Asia, Naxal-Maoist insurgents ambushed security forces in a deadly encounter in India. In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), military forces conducted a series of operations against an Al Qaeda affiliate.…
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Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
3-9 April 2021
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, targeted violence against government representatives, politicians, and lawyers continued. In the state of Guerrero, Mexico, a local representative and environmental activist, who advocated for the protection of the Sierra de Guerrero forest, was killed by alleged members of the Los Tlacos gang.…
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