While overall demonstration levels in the United States remained stable last week compared to the week prior, demonstration events for and against access to abortion increased substantially, making up the largest share of demonstrations, followed by pandemic-related demonstrations.…
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Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban clashed with the Islamic State (IS) and the National Resistance Front (NRF) in Afghanistan, while targeted killings of former government workers continued.…
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Last week in Africa, Al Qaeda-affiliated militants claimed their first attack in Benin; security forces repelled several attacks by Islamic State militants in Nigeria; Ugandan and Congolese forces launched a joint operation against Islamist militants in eastern DRC; Sudanese and Ethiopian forces clashed in the contested region of Fashaga; and violence escalated in Libya weeks before the scheduled first round of the presidential election.…
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Last week in South America, political violence slightly decreased compared to the week prior, as did demonstrations, though the latter more significantly. In Venezuela, protests against voting irregularities continued for the second consecutive week.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence slightly reduced despite the number of clashes between criminal groups and state forces remaining high in Mexico, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago.…
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Three years ago, ACLED released new data capturing political violence targeting women (PVTW). Building on that work, ACLED has now expanded the data to introduce identity types for the targets of PVTW, including specifically tracking political violence targeting women in politics (PVTWIP) for the first time.
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Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the migrant crisis along the EU-Belarus border continued. Several countries tightened their coronavirus-related measures in response to the Omicron variant, prompting many demonstrations.…
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Last week in East and Southeast Asia, the Myanmar military targeted local defense forces using heavy artillery and aerial bombardments in Tabayin township, causing civilian fatalities and displacing thousands of people.…
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Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities continued to impose their interpretations of religious laws and to repress religious minorities. An armed attack threatened to reignite tensions between Israelis and Palestinians at a shared religious site in East Jerusalem.…
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