Political disorder1The term disorder is used in this report to refer to all political violence and demonstrations. This effectively includes all events in the ACLED dataset, minus Strategic developments — which should not be visualized alongside other, systematically coded ACLED event types due to their more subjective nature. For more on Strategic developments and how…
14 January 2021: The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) has now expanded real-time coverage to all of Europe, extending the dataset to 37 new countries and territories. These data add more than 28,000 political violence and demonstration events and bring ACLED’s combined Europe dataset — now covering a total of 52 countries…
A recent ceasefire agreement in Donbas has resulted in a significant decrease in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-led separatists and has raised hopes for the future of Ukrainian-Russian peace talks. On 22 July 2020, the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine (TCG) — a platform where representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for…
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 —…
Since July, thousands of people have taken part in daily anti-corruption demonstrations in cities across Bulgaria. ACLED Research Analyst Adam Miller, Europe Research Manager Franklin Holcomb, and former Europe researcher and current South Asia Assistant Research Manager Katerina Bozhinova assess the state of the protest movement and its potential to gain momentum ahead of the…
Since the fraudulent presidential election in August, Belarus has seen widespread pro-democracy demonstrations. ACLED Research Analyst Josh Satre, Europe Research Manager Franklin Holcomb, and Europe Researcher Cristian Vlas chart the evolution of the protest movement. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All rights reserved.
Weekly demonstrations have more than tripled going into the presidential election in Belarus as thousands take to the streets to protest the country’s closed political environment. ACLED Research Analyst Melissa Pavlik, Europe Research Manager Franklin Holcomb, and Europe Researcher Cristian Vlas chart key trends ahead of the vote. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event…
Protests have surged in Serbia amid allegations of unfair elections and criticism of the government’s pandemic response. ACLED Research Analyst Adam Miller tracks the latest trends in demonstration activity around the country.This infographic is part of our special CDT Spotlight series. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All rights reserved.
A looming recession threatens to spark popular unrest in Ukraine, while ceasefire violations have continued through the pandemic in the eastern Donbas region. ACLED Research Analyst Andrea Carboni maps the country’s political violence and protest landscape. This infographic is part of our special CDT Spotlight series. © 2020 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). All…
On 10 December 2019, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France met in Paris in the ‘Normandy’ format1 to discuss peace plans for the Donbas region of Ukraine, where the conflict between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government forces has now entered its seventh year. Although frontlines have stabilized, fighting continues on a daily basis.…