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AKE’s #MOTW highlights recent Israeli military operations in the #Gazastrip, including the 26 May airstrike on a tent camp in #TalalSultan area, near #Rafah city, south of the enclave – an area designated as a ‘safe zone’ by the Israeli military – which killed 45 Palestinians
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and injured 249 others. Israeli air and ground operations in northern and southern Gaza have intensified in recent weeks despite growing international outcry at the mounting civilian death toll. Nevertheless, Israeli operations in Gaza are expected to continue.
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AKE’s #MOTW highlights widespread anti-government #protests and #roadblocks in #Bolivia on 20 May due to fuel rationing and a shortage of US dollars. Further disruptive protests with the potential to turn violent should be expected.
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AKE’s #MOTW highlights a major anti-government protest on 23 April in #BuenosAires, amid the government’s budget cuts to public universities in the capital. The march marked the biggest protest yet against far-right President #JavierMilei's stringent austerity measures.
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AKE's #Kidnap & Ransom Report for Q1 is out now, containing a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses from around the world over. Q1 was a turbulent quarter, with major upticks in K&R incidents recorded in #Brazil, #Iraq and #Nigeria, among others.
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AKE’s #MOTW highlights areas where protests by the #Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (#KMPDU) – which represents more than 7,000 members – have been reported in the last three weeks.
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AKE’s #MOTW highlights 22 March arson and IED attacks – targeting convenience stores, petrol stations and utility poles – in over 39 locations across #Thailand’s southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala. Insurgents were suspected to be behind the attacks.
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AKE’s #MOTW highlights rare anti-government protests on 17 March in #Cuba's #Santiago, Santiago de Cuba province, and #Bayamo, Granma province, amid prolonged blackouts and shortages of essential supplies, including fuel, food and medicine.
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It’s election day in Russia.
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Picture: Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation/ CC BY-SA 4.0
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Putin has been in power as president since 2000, with a break between 2008 and 2012 when he served as prime minister under Dmitry Medvedev.
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This makes him the longest-serving leader of the country since Joseph Stalin. He can remain in power until 2036 due to constitutional changes approved in 2020 which allowed him to seek further two terms.
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AKE’s #MOTW demonstrates a resurgence in intense clashes between ethnic #Amhara #Fano militia fighters and federal forces across Amhara region.
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Fano militia have also conducted sporadic attacks against #Oromo civilians. Clashes between military forces and Fano have resumed in Amhara region’s capital, #BahirDar, and a struggle for control over the territory is ongoing.
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Fano continue to target infrastructure including power lines, which have caused widespread power outages beyond Amhara region. Clashes are set to continue and are likely to intensify in the coming weeks.
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