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Ukraine Crisis: 17-23 September 2022
After retaking most of the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian forces advanced in the Luhansk and Donetsk…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
17-23 September 2022
Last week, demonstration activity increased moderately in the United States while spiking dramatically in Canada.…
Regional Overview: Africa
17-23 September 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
17-23 September 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, military shelling targeting civilians continued across several…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
17-23 September 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, a bomb explosion targeted Muslim worshippers in Kabul…
Regional Overview: South America
17-23 September 2022
Last week in South America, military forces in Colombia engaged in armed clashes with different…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
17-23 September 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Russia announced a “partial mobilization” ahead of…
Regional Overview: Middle East
17-23 September 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence remained stable at high levels in Yemen,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
17-23 September 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence remained high in Mexico,…
Jihad Takes Root in Northern Benin
This report by guest contributor Dr. Leif Brottem uses ACLED data and primary information collected…
Violence Targeting Civilians Increased During Elections in Papua New Guinea
Violence targeting civilians in Papua New Guinea rose in the lead-up to and during the…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
10-16 September 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity decreased slightly in the United…
Ukraine Crisis: 10-16 September 2022
The Ukrainian counteroffensive continued in the Kharkiv region, with Ukrainian forces regaining most previously occupied…
Regional Overview: Middle East
10-16 September 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence reached some of its highest levels in…
Regional Overview: South America
10-16 September 2022
Last week in South America, violence erupted during demonstrations in Chile marking the 49th anniversary…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
10-16 September 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, civilians bore the burden of ongoing…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
10-16 September 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF)…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
10-16 September 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued…
Regional Overview: Africa
10-16 September 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
10-16 September 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, several children were killed by military airstrikes…
Ukraine Crisis: 13 August-9 September 2022
In the first nine days of September, Ukrainian forces successfully pushed back Russian forces in…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
13 August-9 September 2022
Over the past month in South Asia and Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front (NRF) and…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
13 August-9 September
Over the past four weeks, demonstration activity continued at a stable rate in the United…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
13 August-9 September 2022
Over the past month in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting in Myanmar intensified between…
Regional Overview: South America
13 August-9 September 2022
Over the past month in South America, Argentinian Vice President Cristina Kirchner escaped unharmed from…
Regional Overview: Middle East
13 August-9 September 2022
Over the past month in the Middle East, UAE-backed forces continued to gain territory in…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
13 August-9 September 2022
Over the past month in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, attacks targeting journalists, social…
Regional Overview: Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
13 August-9 September 2022
Over the past month in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of…
Regional Overview: Africa
13 August-9 September 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Les opérations du groupe Wagner en Afrique : les tendances du ciblage de populations civiles en République centrafricaine et au Mali
Analyse des dernières données sur la violence contre les civils.
Wagner Group Operations in Africa: Civilian Targeting Trends in the Central African Republic and Mali
Analysis of the latest ACLED data on Wagner activity and the threat the group poses…
Ukraine Crisis: 6-12 August 2022
Almost half of all violent events last week were recorded in the Donetsk region, where…
Regional Overview: South America
6-12 August 2022
Last week in South America, new Colombian President Gustavo Petro was sworn in on 7…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
6-12 August 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity decreased slightly in the United…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
6-12 August 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, a combined force of the Kachin Independence…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
6-12 August 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence intensified in Mexico and Haiti,…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
6-12 August 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Islamic State (IS) continued to target Shiite…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
6-12 August 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued,…
Regional Overview: Middle East
6-12 August 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence levels increased in Yemen as clashes between…
Regional Overview: Africa
6-12 August 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Ukraine Crisis: 30 July-5 August 2022
Ukrainian forces claimed minor territorial gains around the Izium district of the Kharkiv region, but…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
30 July-5 August 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity increased slightly in the United…
Regional Overview: Middle East
30 July-5 August 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained relatively stable in Yemen,…
Regional Overview: South America
30 July- 5 August 2022
Last week in South America, Indigenous militias carried out several attacks against forestry companies and…
Regional Overview: Africa
30 July-5 August 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
30 July-5 August 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting broke out between the military and…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
30 July-5 August 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the United States (US) killed Al Qaeda leader…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
30 July-5 August 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
30 July-5 August 2022
Last week, in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence remained high in Haiti,…
Kenya’s Political Violence Landscape in the Lead-Up to the 2022 Elections
Kenya went to the polls on 9 August 2022 after a five-year cycle and the…
Ukraine Crisis: 23-29 July 2022
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Donetsk region, where ACLED records almost half of…
Regional Overview: South America
23-29 July 2022
Last week in South America, Indigenous militias carried out several attacks in southern Chile against…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
23-29 July 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity remained stable in the United…
Regional Overview: Middle East
23-29 July 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels decreased in Yemen during the…
Regional Overview: Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
23-29 July 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued,…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
23-29 July 202
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military executed four political prisoners,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
23-29 July 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence intensified amid clashes between…
Regional Overview: Africa
23-29 July 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
23-29 July 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Taliban…
Ukraine Crisis: 16-22 July 2022
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk and Bakhmut areas of the Donetsk region…
Regional Overview: South America
16-22 July 2022
Last week in South America, several explosive attacks were perpetrated by the Gulf Clan in…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
16-22 July 2022
Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity decreased in both countries to…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
16-22 July 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence remained high amid clashes between…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
16-22 July 2022
Last week in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine…
Regional Overview: Middle East
16-22 July 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels increased in Yemen after five…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
16-22 July 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military clashed with the United…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
16-22 July 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban continued to clash with the Islamic…
Regional Overview: Africa
16-22 July 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Fact Sheet: Attacks on Christians Spike in Nigeria Alongside Overall Rise in Violence Targeting Civilians
A series of attacks targeting churches as well as Catholic and Protestant leaders has raised…
Ukraine Crisis: 9-15 July 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. Russian forces continued offensive operations in…
Regional Overview: Middle East
9-15 July 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained stable in Yemen for…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
9-15 July 2022
Last week in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
9-15 July 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, worsening gang violence drove overall increases…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
9-15 July 2022
Last week, in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity moderately decreased in the United…
Regional Overview: South America
9-15 July 2022
Last week in South America, citizens took to the streets in Chile in support of…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
9-15 July 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban forces clashed with the Islamic State (IS)…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
9-15 July 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting broke out between the Myanmar military…
Regional Overview: Africa
9-15 July 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
The State of Yemen: Q1 2022 – Q2 2022
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Yemen infographic series, Researcher Emile Roy and Middle East…
The State of Syria: Q1 2022 – Q2 2022
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Syria infographic series, Middle East Research Manager Muaz…
Ukraine Crisis: 2-8 July 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. On 3 July, the Ukrainian army…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
2-8 July 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Islamic State (IS) and anti-Taliban groups continued…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
2-8 July 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
2-8 July 2022
Violence remained high in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean last week, driven by attacks…
Regional Overview: Middle East
2-8 July 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained stable in Yemen for…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
2-8 July 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, violence continued throughout Myanmar, including heavy fighting,…
Regional Overview: Africa
2-8 July 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South America
2-8 July 2022
Last week in South America, several attacks targeting vulnerable communities, social leaders, and former combatants…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
2-8 July 2022
Demonstration activity moderately decreased in the United States last week while substantially decreasing in Canada,…
Regional Overview: Middle East
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained stable in Yemen for…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting broke out between the Myanmar military…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, an increase in violence against civilians…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban continued to clash with anti-Taliban groups…
Regional Overview: South America
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in South America, Ecuador’s government and Indigenous activists reached a deal to end…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week, demonstration levels remained elevated in the United States and increased moderately in Canada.…
Regional Overview: Africa
25 June-1 July 2022
Last week in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist…
Ukraine Crisis: 25 June-1 July 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. Clashes in the Donetsk region account…
Ukraine Crisis: 18-24 June 2022
In the Luhansk region, heavy clashes continued in Severodonetsk until 24 June, when the Ukrainian…
Unrest in French Overseas Territories and Corsica: Analysis of Violent Demonstration Trends From 2020 to Early 2022
This report examines the regional trends that have emerged out of increased demonstration activity in…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
18-24 June 2022
Last week, demonstration activity continued to increase in the United States while remaining steady in…
Regional Overview: South America
18-24 June 2022
Last week in South America, presidential elections in Colombia elected for the first time a…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
18-24 June 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, armed suspects carried out targeted attacks…
Regional Overview: Middle East
18-24 June 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall political violence levels remained stable in Yemen despite…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
18-24 June 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, Ukrainian forces withdrew from Severodonetsk as…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
18-24 June 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting broke out between the military and…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
18-24 June 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Islamic State (IS) attacked Taliban forces and…
Regional Overview: Africa
18-24 June 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Abortion-Related Demonstrations in the United States: Shifting Trends and the Potential for Violence
Analysis of key shifts in abortion-related protest activity and the potential for violence after the…
Ukraine Crisis: 11-17 June 2022
Russia continued to focus resources on Severodonetsk last week as part of a push to…
Regional Overview: South America
11-17 June 2022
Last week in South America, state forces killed a high-ranking dissident of the Revolutionary Armed…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
11-17 June 2022
Demonstration levels spiked in both the United States and Canada last week. In Canada, labor and…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
11-17 June 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang warfare intensified in Mexico, Haiti,…
Regional Overview: Middle East
11-17 June 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence decreased in Yemen after it reached its…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
11-17 June 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting continued between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: Africa
11-17 June 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
11-17 June 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban clashed with the Islamic State (IS)…
Regional Overview: Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
11-17 June 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the military invasion of Ukraine continued with…
Political Violence Targeting Women in West Africa
This external report by ACLED Director of Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi, published by…
Fact Sheet: Anti-LGBT+ Mobilization on the Rise in the United States
ACLED records a fourfold increase in anti-LGBT+ events from 2020 to 2021, and 2022 is…
Ukraine Crisis: 4-10 June 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. Amid the ongoing battle for Severodonetsk…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
4-10 June 2022
Last week, demonstration activity decreased in Canada while remaining steady in the United States. In…
Regional Overview: South America
4-10 June 2022
Last week in South America, supporters of opposition parties took to the streets in Peru,…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
4-10 June 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued,…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
4-10 June 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, anti-Taliban groups and the Islamic State (IS) continued…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
4-10 June 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high amid targeted…
Regional Overview: Africa
4-10 June 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
4-10 June 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, local defense groups coordinated attacks against police…
Regional Overview: Middle East
4-10 June 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence increased in Yemen during the first week…
The UN-Mediated Truce in Yemen: Impacts of the First Two Months
The period from 2 April to 2 June 2022 saw the implementation in Yemen of…
Ukraine Crisis: 28 May-3 June 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. In the Luhansk region, Russian forces…
Lebanon: General Elections
Political violence in Lebanon spiked during the May 2022 general elections. In this Election Watch…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
28 May-3 June 2022
Last week, demonstration activity decreased for the second consecutive week in the United States, while…
Regional Overview: South America
18 May-3 June 2022
Last week in South America, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident factions led several…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
28 May-3 June 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high, driven by…
Regional Overview: Middle East
28 May-3 June 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence decreased in Yemen during the scheduled final…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
28 May-3 June 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military continued raids and attacks…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
28 May-3 June 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine continued.…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
28 May-3 June 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban forces came under attack from anti-Taliban groups,…
Regional Overview: Africa
28 May-3 June 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Sri Lanka: Increasing Debt, Increasing Demonstrations
As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades, demonstrations have surged across the…
Ukraine Crisis: 21-27 May 2022
Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued primarily in the eastern regions of Donetsk, Luhansk,…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
21-27 May 2022
Last week, demonstration activity continued to decline in Canada and also decreased significantly in the…
Regional Overview: South America
21-27 May 2022
Last week in South America, heightened levels of violence continued in Chile as student demonstrations…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
21-27 May 2022
Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued into…
Regional Overview: Middle East
21-27 May 2022
Last week in the Middle East, conflict events increased in Yemen ahead of the end of…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
21-27 May 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting between the military and ethnic armed…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
21-27 May 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Islamic State (IS), unknown groups, and the Taliban…
Regional Overview: Africa
21-27 May 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
21-27 May 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high amid several…
Ukraine Crisis: 14-20 May 2022
Fighting was concentrated in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions last week. In Donetsk, Russian…
Regional Overview: South America
14-20 May 2022
Last week in South America, demonstrations fell compared to the week prior. While organized political…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
14-20 May 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence increased, driven by attacks…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
14-20 May 2022
Demonstration activity slightly increased in the United States last week, while it decreased in Canada.…
Regional Overview: Middle East
14-20 May 2022
Last week in the Middle East, violent activity decreased in Yemen following a spike in…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
14-20 May 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, conflict continued in Myanmar between the military…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
14-20 May 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued.…
Regional Overview: Africa
14-20 May 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
14-20 May 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban came under attacks from anti-Taliban groups…
Ukraine Crisis: 7-13 May 2022
Heavy fighting continued in the eastern and southern regions of the country last week. The…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
7-13 May 2022
Demonstration activity decreased moderately in the United States and remained at similar levels in Canada…
Regional Overview: South America
7-13 May 2022
Last week in South America, in Brazil, violence broke out in downtown São Paulo during…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
7-13 May 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting continued between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: Middle East
7-13 May 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence increased in Yemen to reach its highest…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
7-13 May 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the region saw continued violence in…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
7-13 May 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence remained high, while rising…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
7-13 May 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban targeted the National Resistance Front (NRF)…
Regional Overview: Africa
7-13 May 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Ukraine Crisis: 23 April-6 May 2022
Heavy fighting continued in eastern and southern Ukraine over the past two weeks, with violence…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
23 April-6 May 2022
Over the past two weeks, demonstration activity in the United States increased slightly before spiking…
Regional Overview: South America
23 April-6 May 2022
Over the past two weeks in South America, violence slightly increased in the region, while…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
23 April-6 May 2022
A number of new developments took place over the past two weeks in the East…
Regional Overview: Middle East
23 April-6 May 2022
In the last two weeks in the Middle East, political violence levels remained relatively low…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
23 April-6 May 2022
During the past two weeks in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang warfare intensified…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
23 April-6 May 2022
A number of new developments took place during the last two weeks in Europe, Central…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
23 April-6 May 2022
A number of new developments took place over the past two weeks in South Asia…
Regional Overview: Africa
23 April-6 May 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
The State of Syria: Q4 2021 – Q1 2022
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Syria infographic series, Middle East Research Manager Muaz…
The State of Yemen: Q4 2021 – Q1 2022
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Yemen infographic series, Researcher Emile Roy and Middle East…
Actor Profile: Dan Na Ambassagou
This is the first installment in our actor profile series unpacking the latest data on…
Monitoring Political Disorder in Nepal: A Joint ACLED, COCAP, and CSC Report
Analysis of new data on political violence and demonstration activity from 2018 to 2022.
Far-Right Violence and the American Midterm Elections: Early Warning Signs to Monitor Ahead of the Vote
This report tracks the evolution of far-right activity in the United States from the start…
Ukraine Crisis: 16-22 April 2022
Russian forces focused operations on the Donbas region last week, where Russia has been supporting…
Coding Religious Repression and Disorder: Outcomes and Critical Reflections from the ACLED-Religion Pilot Project
This final report explores the main trends in repression and disorder observed in Bahrain, Egypt,…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
16-22 April 2022
Demonstration levels remained steady in the United States while declining moderately in Canada last week.…
Regional Overview: South America
16-22 April 2022
Last week in South America, a demonstration by Bari and Wayuu Indigenous people in Venezuela…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
16-22 April 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
16-22 April 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, local defense groups in Myanmar coordinated attacks…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
16-22 April 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased amid anti-gang security operations…
Regional Overview: Middle East
16-22 April 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence levels decreased in Yemen during the third…
Regional Overview: Africa
16-22 April 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
16-22 April 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Islamic State (IS) and unidentified groups killed dozens…
Ukraine Crisis: 9-15 April 2022
Heavy fighting continued in the eastern and southern parts of the country last week, though…
Regional Overview: South America
9-15 April 2022
Last week in South America, violence slightly decreased compared to the week prior, and demonstrations…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
9-15 April 2022
Last week, demonstration levels remained stable in the United States and considerably decreased in Canada.…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
9-15 April 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian military invasion of Ukraine…
Regional Overview: Middle East
9-15 April 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence levels remained stable in Yemen during the…
Regional Overview: Africa
9-15 April 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
9-15 April 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, armed groups attacked protesters in Honduras…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
9-15 April 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting resumed between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
9-15 April 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban forces launched operations in northern Afghanistan targeting…
Fact Sheet: Threats Against HBCUs and Black-Majority Schools in the United States
Dozens of bomb and shooting threats have been recorded across the country this year, with…
Ukraine Crisis: 2-8 April 2022
Ukrainian forces continued operations in the north of the country last week amid the withdrawal…
Women and Journalists are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan | The Intercept
The Intercept features our new report with Afghan Peace Watch — Tracking Disorder During Taliban…
Tracking Disorder During Taliban Rule in Afghanistan: A Joint ACLED and APW Report
To address sourcing challenges in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, ACLED has worked with…
Regional Overview: South America
2-8 April 2022
Last week in South America, attacks by Mapuche Indigenous militia groups against forestry companies increased…
Regional Overview: Middle East
2-8 April 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence decreased in Yemen as a two-month truce…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
2-8 April 2022
Last week, demonstrations slightly increased in Canada and significantly decreased in the United States. Demonstrations…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
2-8 April 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting intensified between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
2-8 April 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, conflict in Ukraine continued amid the…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
2-8 April 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high while labor…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
2-8 April 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Afghanistan…
Regional Overview: Africa
2-8 April 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Journalists Under Attack in Mexico
While Mexico consistently registers one of the highest rates of violence targeting journalists in the…
ACLED-Religion Overview
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities announced decisions regulating religious…
Ukraine Crisis: 26 March-1 April 2022
Last week, Ukrainian forces continued counter-offensive operations in the north of the country, amid the…
Regional Overview: South America
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in South America, violence remained at similar levels compared to the week prior,…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week, demonstration levels slightly decreased in the United States and moderately decreased in Canada.…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence remained high amid gang…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued…
Regional Overview: Middle East
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence saw a sharp increase in Yemen amid…
Regional Overview: Africa
26 March-1 April 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting intensified between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
26 March-1 April 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban continued to clash with the National…
Minority Repression in Iran
Over the past two years, state authorities have carried out more than 400 repression events…
Ukraine Crisis: 19-25 March 2022
Last week marked one month since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with…
ACLED-Religion Overview
19-25 March 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities targeted freedom of expression,…
Regional Overview: South America
19-25 March 2022
Last week in South America, violence continued amongst armed groups, as did demonstrations. In Colombia,…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
19-25 March 2022
Last week, demonstration levels decreased slightly in the United States and increased in Canada. Though…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
19-25 March 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Ukraine crisis continued to dominate…
Regional Overview: Africa
19-25 March 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
19-25 March 2022
Last week, in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence increased, driven by gang-related…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
19-25 March 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, heavy fighting broke out in Myanmar between…
Regional Overview: Middle East
19-25 March 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence in Yemen reached some of its lowest…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
19-25 March 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban continued to clash with the National…
Colombia: Legislative Elections
Violence targeting civilians spiked in the months leading up to Colombia’s legislative elections. In this…
ACLED-Religion Overview
12-18 March 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities continued their imposition of…
Ukraine Crisis: 12-18 March 2022
Last week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its fourth week. Fighting between Russian and…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
12-18 March 2022
Demonstration events in the United States and Canada decreased significantly last week amid a major…
Regional Overview: South America
12-18 March 2022
Last week in South America, violence remained at similar levels compared to the week prior,…
Regional Overview: Middle East
12-18 March 2022
Last week in the Middle East, political violence remained at relatively stable levels in Yemen,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
12-18 March 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence levels remained high amid land-related…
Regional Overview: Africa
12-18 March 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
12-18 March 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued.…
No safety in numbers: political representation and political violence targeting women in Kenya
This journal article, co-authored by ACLED Director of Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi, along…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
12-18 March 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military clashed with the Chinland…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
12-18 March 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, clashes between the Taliban and the National Resistance…
Mapping Religious Repression in Yemen
Religious repression in Yemen has been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict. In this infographic, ACLED-Religion…
Ukraine Crisis: 5-11 March 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its third week last week. Heavy fighting was reported…
ACLED-Religion Overview
5-11 March 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities closed down religious sites…
Regional Overview: South America
5-11 March 2022
Last week in South America, demonstrations broke out in Argentina ahead of congress’s approval of…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
5-11 March 2022
Last week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine remained the largest driver of demonstration activity in…
Regional Overview: Middle East
5-11 March 2022
In the Middle East, political violence dropped significantly in Yemen last week, reaching its lowest…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
5-11 March 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
5-11 March 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstration levels increased across the region…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
5-11 March 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military continued deadly crackdowns in…
ACLED’s Afghanistan Coverage: Adapting Sourcing Strategy in an Evolving Context
Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, ACLED undertook a methodological review to…
Regional Overview: Africa
5-11 March 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
5-11 March 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban forces continued to clash with the Islamic…
ACLED-Religion Overview
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, the commemoration of Muslim religious festivals…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the largest driver of demonstration activity in…
Regional Overview: South America
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week in South America, both violence and demonstrations decreased across the region compared to…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence remained high amid gang-related attacks…
Regional Overview: Middle East
26 February-4 March 2022
In the Middle East, political violence increased in Yemen last week after several weeks of…
Regional Overview: Africa
26 February-4 March 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front (NRF), the Islamic State…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
26 February-4 March 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, the Myanmar military continued crackdowns in the…
Fact Sheet: Global Demonstrations Against the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Since the attack, over 1,800 demonstrations have been reported worldwide.
ACLED 2021: The Year in Review
Our 2021 annual report reviews the past year of data on political violence and demonstration…
Surging Teacher Demonstrations in Iran
Teacher protests have spread across Iran in recent months, accounting for more than half of…
ACLED-Religion Overview
19-25 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities repressed freedom of expression,…
Timeline: Lead-up to Ukraine Invasion
Ceasefire Violations and Key Developments in Donbas Fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-led separatists…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
19-25 February 2022
Last week in Canada and the United States, anti-vaccine demonstrations in support of ‘Freedom Convoys’…
Regional Overview: South America
19-25 February 2022
Last week in South America, opponents of former President Evo Morales took to the streets…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
19-25 February 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang-related attacks prompted an increase in…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
19-25 February 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, heavy fighting between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
19-25 February 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of…
Regional Overview: Middle East
19-25 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East, overall levels of political violence continued to decrease in…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
19-25 February 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban carried out airstrikes for the first…
Regional Overview: Africa
19-25 February 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Fact Sheet: ‘Freedom Convoys’ and Anti-Vaccine Demonstrations in Canada
New data on Canadian convoy protests and the police response.
ACLED-Religion Overview
12-18 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities persecuted religious minorities. In…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
12-18 February 2022
Demonstrations continued at relatively stable rates in both Canada and the United States last week.…
Regional Overview: South America
12-18 February 2022
Last week in South America, violence decreased across the region compared to the week prior,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
12-18 February 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence remained high, with outbreaks…
Regional Overview: Africa
12-18 February 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
12-18 February 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, clashes erupted in southern Shan state between…
Regional Overview: Middle East
12-18 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East, no Houthi attacks were reported in either Saudi Arabia…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
12-18 February 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Islamic…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
12-18 February 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and Caucasus, rising energy prices sparked demonstrations across multiple…
ACLED-Religion Overview
5-11 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities continued their repression of…
Regional Overview: South America
5-11 February 2022
Last week in South America, thousands of people took to the streets in Brazil to…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
5-11 February 2022
Demonstrations continued in the United States and Canada last week, with demonstration levels increasing moderately…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
5-11 February 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, farmers held demonstrations across Greece and…
Regional Overview: Middle East
5-11 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East, a Houthi drone attack injured civilians in Saudi Arabia,…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
5-11 February
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, armed clashes between the Myanmar military and…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
5-11 February 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, attacks against civilians continued in Afghanistan as Taliban…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
5-11 February 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased amid attacks targeting human…
Regional Overview: Africa
5-11 February 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
ACLED-Religion Overview
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities persecuted religious minorities and…
Regional Overview: Middle East
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in the Middle East, Iran-linked groups from Iraq and Yemen launched air attacks…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the Montenegrin government collapsed following a…
Regional Overview: South America
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in South America, demonstrations around the judicial system took place in Argentina. In…
Regional Overview: Africa
29 January-4 February 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased driven by gang activity…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in East Asia Pacific, anti-coup supporters in Myanmar launched a nationwide ‘Silent Strike’…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada
29 January-4 February 2022
Demonstrations continued in the United States and Canada last week, with demonstration levels decreasing in…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
29 January-4 February 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, clashes between the National Resistance Front (NRF) and…
The State of Syria: Q3 2021 – Q4 2021
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Syria infographic series, Middle East Research Manager Muaz…
The State of Yemen: Q3 2021 – Q4 2021
In this edition of ACLED’s new State of Yemen infographic series, Researcher Emile Roy and Middle…
Religious Repression and Disorder Snapshots: 2020-2021
ACLED-Religion’s incorporation of historical back-coding data for 2020 adds over 6,000 events across the seven…
ACLED-Religion Releases Historical Data for 2020
3 February 2022: ACLED-Religion has now completed historical back-coding for 2020, adding over 6,000 new…
Turkey-PKK Conflict: Rising Violence in Northern Iraq
Last year, engagements between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq hit…
Regional Overview: Middle East
22-28 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East, Houthi forces targeted the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for…
ACLED-Religion Overview
22-28 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, authorities continued to impose state-sanctioned morality…
Regional Overview: United States and Canada22-28 January 2022
Demonstrations continued in the United States and Canada last week. In the United States, demonstration…
Regional Overview: South America
22-28 January 2022
Last week in South America, violence decreased compared to the week prior, while demonstrations increased.…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
22-28 January 2022
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, clashes were reported on the Kyrgyz-Tajik…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
22-28 January 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, civilians continued to be targeted by the Islamic…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
22-28 January 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstrations increased while violence slightly decreased,…
Regional Overview: East Asia Pacific
22-28 January 2022
Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, heavy fighting between the military and ethnic…
Regional Overview: Africa
22-28 January 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
New Expansion Brings ACLED to Full Global Coverage
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) has now achieved global real-time coverage with…
Violence Targeting Women in Politics: 10 Countries to Watch in 2022 | GIWPS
In this article featured on Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security blog, our Director…
ACLED-Religion Overview
15 December 2021-21 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities targeted dissident religious minorities,…
Regional Overview: United States
15-21 January 2022
Demonstration levels in the United States increased last week as groups organized to express demands…
Regional Overview: South America
15-21 January 2022
Last week in South America, violence remained at similar levels compared to the week prior,…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
15-21 January 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence remained high amid clashes between…
Regional Overview: Middle East
15-21 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East, a Houthi drone and missile attack killed three civilians…
Regional Overview: Africa
15-21 January 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
15-21 January 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, labor groups, prisoners, and women led demonstrations in…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
15-21 January 2022
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, police violence against activists continued in…
Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
15-21 January 2022
Last week in East and Southeast Asia, the Myanmar military employed airstrikes across a number…
Early Warning Research Hub: Updated and Expanded
Following the completion of the initial beta testing phase, ACLED is pleased to launch an…
ACLED-Religion Overview
11 December 2021-14 January 2022
Over the past month in the Middle East and North Africa, authorities continued to impose…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
8-14 January 2022
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, Kazakh authorities cracked down on activists…
Regional Overview: Africa
8-14 January 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Regional Overview: United States
8-14 January 2022
Demonstration levels in the United States declined last week, following a spike during the week…
Regional Overview: South America
8-14 January 2022
Last week in South America, violence remained at the same levels compared to the week…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
8-14 January 2022
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased amid gang-related attacks and…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
8-14 January 2022
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban infighting took place in several provinces in…
Regional Overview: Middle East
8-14 January 2022
Last week in the Middle East, Giants Brigades forces entered Marib and Al Bayda governorates…
Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
8-14 January 2022
Last week in East and Southeast Asia, the Myanmar military carried out airstrikes in Kayah…
Attacks on Women in Politics are on the Rise Around the World | Ms. Magazine
For Ms. Magazine, ACLED Director for Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi breaks down new…
Demonstrations in Kazakhstan: From Energy Price Hike to Political Crisis
During the first week of 2022, more than 80 demonstration events took place across Kazakhstan…
Regional Overview: United States
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
While demonstration levels in the United States declined towards the end of 2021, they rebounded…
Regional Overview: South America
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Over the past month in South America, violence decreased compared to the month prior, while…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Over the past month, the Islamic State (IS) attacked Taliban forces and civilians in Afghanistan,…
Regional Overview: Middle East
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Over the past month in the Middle East, the UAE-backed Giants Brigades launched an offensive…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Over the past month in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, demonstrations against a gas…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Over the past month in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence remained high amid…
Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Over the past month in East and Southeast Asia, heavy fighting between the military and…
Regional Overview: Africa
11 December 2021-7 January 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Fact Sheet: Updated Armed Demonstration Data Released A Year After the 6 January Insurrection Show New Trends
A year on from the Capitol attack, armed pro-Trump demonstrations continue around the country.
An Unlikely Success: Demonstrations Against Farm Laws in India
On 9 December 2021, Indian farmers announced an end to demonstrations against the country’s aborted…
ACLED-Religion Overview
4-10 December 2021
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, a number of morality-related events were…
Religious Repression During Ashura Season: Cases from Bahrain, Iraq, and Yemen
Religious celebrations can function as catalysts for religious repression, carrying a potential for state abuses…
Regional Overview: United States
4-10 December 2021
Demonstration events in the United States decreased last week compared to the week prior. Labor…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
4-10 December 2021
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the migrant crisis along the Belarusian-Polish…
Regional Overview: South America
4-10 December 2021
Last week in South America, political violence remained at similar levels compared with the week…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
4-10 December 2021
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence increased amid clashes between criminal…
Regional Overview: Middle East
4-10 December 2021
Last week in the Middle East, Houthi forces made significant gains against pro-Hadi forces in…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
4-10 December 2021
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Islamic State (IS) intensified attacks on the…
Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
4-10 December 2021
Last week in East and Southeast Asia, state forces targeted anti-coup protesters and civilians in…
Regional Overview: Africa
4-10 December 2021
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
Political Violence Targeting LGBT+ Communities in Africa
New supplemental data on political violence targeting LGBT+ communities add nearly 100 events to the…
ACLED-Religion Overview
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities prosecuted citizens for morality-related…
Regional Overview: Middle East
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in the Middle East, political violence decreased significantly in Hodeidah governorate in Yemen…
Regional Overview: United States
27 November-3 December 2021
While overall demonstration levels in the United States remained stable last week compared to the…
Regional Overview: South Asia and Afghanistan
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Taliban clashed with the Islamic State (IS)…
Regional Overview: Africa
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in Africa, Al Qaeda-affiliated militants claimed their first attack in Benin; security forces…
Regional Overview: South America
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in South America, political violence slightly decreased compared to the week prior, as…
Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence slightly reduced despite the number…
Violence Targeting Women in Politics on the Rise, New ACLED Data Show
Three years ago, ACLED released new data capturing political violence targeting women (PVTW). Building on…
Regional Overview: Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week, in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, the migrant crisis along the EU-Belarus…
Regional Overview: East and Southeast Asia
27 November-3 December 2021
Last week in East and Southeast Asia, the Myanmar military targeted local defense forces using…
Violence Targeting Women in Politics: Trends in Targets, Types, and Perpetrators of Political Violence
The addition of identity types to ACLED data on political violence targeting women sheds new…