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ACLED 2019: The Year in Review
2 March 2020
ACLED’s 2019 annual report reviews the past year of data on political violence and demonstration activity across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and Southeastern and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Access the full report as well as an executive summary of key findings below. Download Report Executive…
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1 August 2019
1 August 2019
Last week, a leading member of Rouvikonas — Greece’s major anarchist group, responsible for dozens of violent incidents in Athens — was detained. In Russia, protests over the exclusion of opposition candidates from the Moscow city council elections culminated in one of the largest crackdowns in recent years. In Ukraine, the new ceasefire agreement significantly…
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24 July 2019
24 July 2019
Last week, Kosovo’s Prime Minister resigned after being summoned for questioning by a war crimes court in The Hague. In Russia, anti-government protests against the exclusion of opposition candidates from the Moscow city council elections increased. In Ukraine, an agreement was reached on an indefinite ceasefire in the Donbass region starting from 21 July; nevertheless,…
Read MoreRegional Overview – Europe 17 July 2019
17 July 2019
Last week, protests were staged in Russia over the exclusion of opposition candidates in the Moscow city council elections. In Greece, the snap parliamentary elections that took place on July 7 are regarded as one of the calmest in recent years. In Ukraine, protests and violence increased before the upcoming parliamentary elections. In the Donbass…
Read MoreRegional Overview – Europe 11 July 2019
11 July 2019
Last week, military tensions expanded between Cyprus and Turkey over the drilling dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean. In Albania, controversial local elections took place in which the ruling Socialist Party secured an unopposed victory. In Ukraine, anti-government protests increased ahead of the parliamentary elections, and fighting in the Donbass region caused nine reported fatalities. The…
Read MoreRegional Overview – Europe 3 July 2019
3 July 2019
Last week, Cyprus and Turkey stepped up their military posturing over a drilling dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean. In Albania, pre-election opposition riots and protests continued to put its European Union (EU) accession at risk. In Russia, protests over political repression following the case against journalist Ivan Golunov increased significantly. In the Donbass region in…
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