Demonstrations Across Iran

Civilians At Risk, Governance, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

Beginning on 28 December 2017, a wave of demonstrations swept across Iran. Protests started in the city of Mashhad, Iran’s second most populous city and one of its most important religious centers, and rapidly spread into other major towns including Nishabur, Kashmar, Birjand, Noshahr, and Yazd. The events were initially motivated by widespread frustration with…

Electoral Violence in South Asia: Local Elections in West Bengal & Bangladesh

Asia, Elections, Local-Level Violence, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

Between March and June, local elections in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India,  led to a spike in political violence and protests. Despite a long-standing history of electoral violence in both areas, the extent and pattern of violence, especially in Bangladesh, is considered unprecedented (Gulf Times 2016). The event count during the elections doubled in Bangladesh…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 7 August 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Gender-Based Violence, Inequality, Local-Level Violence, United Nations, Violence Against Civilians

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 7 August 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 17 July 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Violence Against Civilians

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 17 July 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 5 June 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 5 June 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local…

Local Violence Monitoring

Africa, Conflict Monitoring, Current Hotspots, Local-Level Violence, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

We are often asked about our sources and source methodology that underlies our conflict data, analysis, and mapping. In this special focus, we discuss our local violence monitoring choices, decisions, and trajectories. Information about sourcing in general is provided in a separate paper from 2015 available here. ACLED sources conflict data from multiple sources: it…

Tunisia — June 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Islamic State, Islamist Violence, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Violence Against Civilians

In 2016, Tunisia is experiencing increasing conflict activity in the southeast of the country. Figure 1 shows the distribution of political violence incidents across the Tunisian territory over the past twelve months, revealing how armed conflict has spread to the regions near the Libyan border. Whilst most conflict events are located around the western town…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 15 May 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 15 May 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 24 April 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

  A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 24 April 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 10 April 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Focus On Militias, Local-Level Violence, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

  A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 10 April 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and…