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Sun Belt showdown: Exploring swing state dynamics in Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia
16 May 2024
Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia are all tightly contested battleground states in the lead-up to the 2024 election. Court cases facing those involved with the ‘fake electorate’ scheme could trigger increased extremist mobilization. Further threats to election workers and election misinformation could impact these states ahead of the November election.
Read MoreWebinar: Violence Targeting Local Officials | 23 May 2024
16 May 2024
Webinar Violence Targeting Local Officials Annual Report 23 May 2024 | 10AM EST/4PM CET Local government officials are frequent victims of violence and intimidation worldwide. In 2023, ACLED records close to 2,500 incidents of violence targeting local government officials reported in 94 countries, and our data show that election cycles heighten these risks. To better…
Read MoreBeyond Mexico’s criminal gangs: Hybrid violence in Puebla, Mexico, and Veracruz states
15 May 2024
In the states of Mexico, Puebla, and Veracruz, violence around election cycles is more likely to be influenced by local power dynamics that are not always directly related to criminal groups as is the case in many other areas of Mexico.
Read MoreMapping Israel’s Latest Push into Gaza’s Rafah | ACLED Brief
14 May 2024
As the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has stalled, the Israeli military forces (IDF) have begun a ground operation in the Rafah governorate (see map below). In parallel, the Gaza Health Ministry has warned that the resumption of fighting is disrupting fuel shipments, posing a critical threat to the collapse of the health system.1Al…
Read MoreUS Student Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Remain Overwhelmingly Peaceful | ACLED Brief
10 May 2024
Student protests calling for divestment from Israel on university campuses around the United States are the latest sign of public discontent with the Israel-Palestine conflict. Some notable violent clashes have recently taken place, such as on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, where demonstrators and counter-demonstrators fought at a student encampment overnight on…
Read MoreYemen Situation Update: April 2024
6 May 2024
Yemen Conflict Observatory Monthly Report Yemen Situation Update: April 2024 YCO Home Actor Profiles Houthis Internationally Recognized Government Saudi-led Coalition Resistance Forces Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Islamic State in Yemen Southern Transitional Council Elite Forces Security Belt Forces Joint Forces on the West Coast National Resistance Forces Southern Giants Brigade Tihama Resistance Regional Profiles West…
Read MorePro-Palestine US Student protests nearly triple in April | ACLED Brief
2 May 2024
Note: For the most updated information on the US campus demonstrations, see this Brief updated on 10 May and Special Focus in the April Regional Overview. Pro-Palestine demonstrations involving students in the United States have nearly tripled from 1 to 26 April compared with all of March, ACLED data show (see graph below).1ACLED data are currently updated to…
Read MoreBetween violence, geopolitical competition, and the quest for social justice: Chad’s road to elections
30 April 2024
Three years after then-President Idriss Déby’s death, his son and incumbent transitional leader of Chad, Mahamat Déby, is expected to be confirmed as president in the heavily controlled 6 May elections.
Read MoreIndia Votes 2024: A resurgent Hindu nationalism sets the stage for the upcoming elections, driving communal violence
28 April 2024
The second report in ACLED’s India Special Election Series covering the parliamentary elections held from 19 April to 1 June focuses on the increased religious polarization as a driver for political violence across India.
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