Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities continued their repression of minorities and their imposition of state-sanctioned morality and religious norms. In Iran, the state continued its systematic persecution of non-Shiite religious minorities.…
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Last week in South America, thousands of people took to the streets in Brazil to protest the killing of a Congolese refugee. Additionally, a gunman opened fire on Afro-Brazilian religious groups in an attack reportedly motivated by religious intolerance.…
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Demonstrations continued in the United States and Canada last week, with demonstration levels increasing moderately across both countries. In the United States, this increase was driven by a sharp growth in demonstrations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which constituted the largest share of demonstration events.…
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Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, farmers held demonstrations across Greece and France against rising production costs and the alleged lack of support from the government. A violent demonstration against the construction of a migrant camp and an explosion at an Orthodox Christian society building contributed to an increase in violence in Greece.…
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Last week in the Middle East, a Houthi drone attack injured civilians in Saudi Arabia, while no attacks were recorded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the first time in four weeks.…
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Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, armed clashes between the Myanmar military and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) increased in northern Rakhine state. In Sagaing region, military forces launched a deadly two-day offensive on Taung Pyin Nge village, using ground and air attacks.…
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Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, attacks against civilians continued in Afghanistan as Taliban detentions targeting journalists raised concerns about press freedom. The National Resistance Front (NRF) and Islamic State (IS) also continued their attacks against the Taliban.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased amid attacks targeting human rights defenders and journalists in several countries, as well as gang attacks on civilians in Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, and Jamaica.…
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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, suspected Islamist militants launched several fatal attacks in Benin; infighting between Al Qaeda and Islamic State-affiliated militants was reported in Mali; unknown gunmen attacked the interim prime minister of Libya; and several members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were killed during joint military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities persecuted religious minorities and dissidents. In Egypt, state authorities arrested one individual and prosecuted another on blasphemy-related charges. In Iran, the regime continued its systematic persecution of non-Shiite religious minorities.…
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