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Iran protests not yet pointing to government collapse

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IRAN

The crackdown is part of attempts to suppress the five-week-old nationwide protests following the death of a student, Mahsa Amini. These anti-government protests have outlasted…

Indonesian social protests prove costly

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INDONESIA

The protest demonstrated the sustained capacity of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) to mobilise thousands of people around Islamist issues. These protests are part of a broader…

Kenya’s president and protesters face reform challenge

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KENYA

Those protests initially focused on the controversial new Finance Bill 2024, which President William Ruto subsequently withdrew, but have since morphed into calls for Ruto to…

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

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AFRICA

This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…

Liberia's Weah will struggle to stifle dissent

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LIBERIA

The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…

Moise will be unable to assuage protests in Haiti

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HAITI

Persistent protests.

Student movements jeopardise Bangladesh ruling party

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BANGLADESH

Student protests in Bangladesh.

Nigeria's government will resist popular pressure

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NIGERIA

Security crackdowns against demonstrators led to dozens of deaths and many more injuries. Some protests were also accompanied by looting and property destruction.

Uganda’s president may fear wider protests

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UGANDA

The legislature has faced months of public scrutiny due to wasteful expenditures and graft. Previously, discontent was expressed through social media campaigns, but the recent…

Protests put Kenya’s political leaders under pressure

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KENYA

Although the protests have remained relatively limited in scale and spread, they have nevertheless highlighted widespread opposition to Ruto’s economic policies and led to…