Sexual Violence in the ACLED Dataset
With the release of its new sub-event type categorization ACLED now includes a ‘Sexual violence’ sub-event type under the larger…
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With the release of its new sub-event type categorization ACLED now includes a ‘Sexual violence’ sub-event type under the larger…
18 April 2019: More than 10,000 people have been reported killed in Yemen over the last five months, bringing the…
5 April 2019: The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is pleased to announce the incorporation of new…
2 April 2019: Data for more than 23,500 political violence and protest events across Eastern Europe are now available from…
NEW: Armed pro-Trump demonstrations didn’t stop at #January6th. Our latest data show that the rate of armed events actually increased in 2021 relative to 2020, and over 80% took place at statehouses and legislative facilities.
Analysis with @Everytown ▶️ https://t.co/BdxJqB6O8J pic.twitter.com/BRsHWskcgr
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) January 5, 2022
Great to see @ACLEDINFO #data featured in the latest #WPSindex by @giwps and @prioGPS — here is 1 example highlighting the threat of organized violence that women face in #Afghanistan https://t.co/823GVjU0wC pic.twitter.com/dR22EQGmkL
— Roudabeh Kishi (@roudabehkishi) October 27, 2021
For those who are wondering why so much attention has been focused on the response of the Capitol Police to the Trump-inspired riots, here’s a data-driven article that provides some useful frame of reference. https://t.co/MAdlWGRd23
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 8, 2021
Violence directed against government officials and government property increased last week in #Ukraine amid anti-#Russian demonstrations calling for the protection of Ukrainian interests in negotiations over the #Donbass conflict: https://t.co/6YnIJEzHaw pic.twitter.com/jVrix7VNxc
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) September 27, 2019
#JobOpening: ACLED is now hiring #Europe Researchers to track political violence and protest in #France, #Germany, #Italy, #Spain, #Portugal, the #Nordics, #Ireland, and the #UK.
Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/ppBiyNBuv5 pic.twitter.com/UUxi2nFOxW
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) September 29, 2019
Great report https://t.co/gOGuPICXFy
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) September 30, 2019
ACLED has now released all data on political violence and protest activity for 2019.
Access here ➡️ https://t.co/jVGWKLFsPK pic.twitter.com/OpzZFqSV3O
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) January 9, 2020
ACLED records almost 300 political violence and protest events across #Ethiopia in 2019, resulting in nearly 680 reported fatalities: https://t.co/uMH2VSo4bh pic.twitter.com/bHfmDbpccY
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) January 28, 2020
ACLED is looking for a new #Researcher to help track political violence and protest activity in #Afghanistan, #Iran, and the #Gulf.
Learn more and apply here ⬇https://t.co/xpWVPyJYcc
— Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (@ACLEDINFO) January 27, 2020