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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…

Tunisia faces recurring austerity protests

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TUNISIA

Peaceful protests took place as planned yesterday, the seventh anniversary of the fall of the Ben Ali regime. The new wave of austerity demonstrations is the latest in a string of…

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…

Latin America protest risks will rise post-COVID-19

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America and the Caribbean now account for over one-quarter of confirmed COVID-19 cases and around one-third of deaths. Although stringent COVID-19-related measures imposed…

Ecuador’s Lasso faces ongoing pressure post-protests

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ECUADOR

The vote came after two weeks of national strike action led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). Lasso responded to the strike by declaring a…

Congo’s conflict between church and state may escalate

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Political protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Protest groups signal shift in Middle East politics

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MIDDLE EAST

Civil society protest movements in Iraq and Lebanon.