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Protests and killings continue in Myanmar as military hires lobbyist

March 12, 2021 Sergio Held

Protests and killings continue in Myanmar, Hong Kong activists denied bail, Women’s Day violence in Colombia, peaceful protests in Thailand.

Bloody week in Myanmar, Hong Kong crackdowns

March 4, 2021 Alfred Romann

In a bloody week in Myanmar, demonstrators continue to take to the streets but are facing an increasingly violent response from security forces. Hong Kong protesters return, ever so briefly.

Protests and social unrest simmer around the world

October 20, 2020 Anticentric

The world is buttoned down and focused on fighting a pandemic but tensions are building in many places around the world. Protests and social unrest are simmering.

Social unrest and COVID-19: In LatAm, a break during the outbreak

March 20, 2020 Sergio Held

Social unrest, protests and economic issues in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Chile and Venezuela have been pushed to the back burner by the COVID-19 pandemic. The next area of dissent will be how to deal with the impact of the novel coronavirus.

Colombia’s armed strike raises stakes on Lat Am social unrest

February 25, 2020 Sergio Held

BOGOTA, Colombia. It had not happened in decades, maybe a lifetime. Then, in mid-February, the National Liberation Army (ELN) called for an armed strike across Colombia. An armed strike is a unique form of social protest. An armed group, in this case the ELN, threatened to retaliate against any business