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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…

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…

Hijab protests increase pressure on Iran’s government

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IRAN

IRAN: Hijab protests increase pressure on government

Protests will continue as crisis deepens in Cuba

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CUBA

CUBA: Protests will continue as crisis deepens

Iranian protests may mount, but will not shake control

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IRAN

IRAN: Protests may mount, but will not shake control

Guinea’s constitutional crisis may escalate further

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GUINEA

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) coalition, a grouping of opposition parties and civil society groups, has vowed to continue protests until the…

Nigerian government will look to prevent more protests

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NIGERIA

However, except in a few states, these panels have been slow to start restitution processes. Their existence was recently threatened by a legal challenge -- now withdrawn -- by…

Middle East police reform will see slow progress

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MIDDLE EAST

Policing in Arab countries.

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Bangladesh will ramp up digital surveillance

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BANGLADESH

In February-March, there were widespread protests after a writer detained under the law died in police custody. A handful of ambassadors in Dhaka released a joined statement…