Attacks on municipal candidates increased ahead of the first round of local elections in Brazil. South America Assistant Research Manager Júlia Lins Franciotti and Research Analyst Curtis Goos map the violence. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All rights reserved.
Download Report By the Numbers: Cabo Delgado, October 2017-November 2020 Total number of organized violence events: 688 Total number of reported fatalities from organized violence: 2,346 Total number of reported fatalities from civilian targeting: 1,218 All ACLED data are available for download via the data export tool, and a…
Download Report By the Numbers: Cabo Delgado, October 2017-November 2020 Total number of organized violence events: 678 Total number of reported fatalities from organized violence: 2,283 Total number of reported fatalities from civilian targeting: 1,188 All ACLED data are available for download via the data export tool, and a…
As Myanmar prepares for elections on 8 November, multiple armed conflicts across the country continue. Despite the hope that a government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD) would address the longstanding grievances of ethnic minorities, the past five years have been marked by ongoing fighting between state forces and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs),…
Download Report By the Numbers: Cabo Delgado, October 2017-October 2020 Total number of organized violence events: 661 Total number of reported fatalities from organized violence: 2,193 Total number of reported fatalities from civilian targeting: 1,151 All ACLED data are available for download via the data export tool, and a…
In 2019, the promulgation of the new Religious Freedom Law sparked mass demonstrations across Montenegro led by the Serbian Orthodox Church. The church felt unfairly targeted by the law, which would potentially enable the state to seize Serbian Orthodox Church property. The demonstrations ultimately led to the victory of a group of opposition parties —…
COVID-19 and conflict are on the rise in Myanmar ahead of this month’s general election. This infographic unpacks the latest data on battles and violence targeting civilians around the country. This infographic is part of our special CDT Spotlight series. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All rights reserved.
Since its original introduction as a small-scale academic project in 2010 covering political violence in Africa (Raleigh et. al, 2010), the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) has evolved into an independent NGO with a global team of researchers collecting real-time data on political violence and demonstrations across the world. By mid-2020, nearly…
Download Report By the Numbers: Cabo Delgado, October 2017-October 2020 Total number of organized violence events: 647 Total number of reported fatalities from organized violence: 2,131 Total number of reported fatalities from civilian targeting: 1,149 All ACLED data are available for download via the data export tool, and a…
Nearly one year has passed since a large protest movement calling for political renewal began to sweep across Lebanon. The movement, popularly dubbed thawra (revolution), has exposed the negligence and ineptitude of the Lebanese ruling class. Yet, it has failed to produce the radical political overhaul protesters have been demanding. Today, Lebanon, plagued by economic…