Maria Arocha

3 weeks ago | acleddata.com | Laura Fuentes |Maria Arocha |Sandra Pellegrini |Tiziano Breda

Guatemala: Intensifying inter- and intra-gang disputes drive an uptick in violence in the Guatemala departmentViolent events more than doubled in Guatemala in May compared to the month prior, driven by an intensification of gang violence.

2 months ago | acleddata.com | Laura Fuentes |Maria Arocha |Tiziano Breda |Sandra Pellegrini

Argentina: Police repression against retirees triggers discontent On 12 March, police intervened in a protest in Buenos Aires over pensions using tear gas, water cannons, and pellets. This sparked violent clashes that resulted in more than a hundred demonstrators being arrested and dozens injured.

Dec 9, 2024 | acleddata.com | Maria Arocha |Laura Fuentes |Mónica Betancur

Bolivia: Pro-Morales demonstrations decrease despite persisting political and economic tensionsIn the first week of November, supporters of former President Evo Morales lifted their 24-day-long roadblocks that were set to demonstrate against an arrest warrant against Morales. The roadblocks had been erected in mid-October across multiple parts of the country1 amid growing political tensions between Morales and President Luis Arce over control of the ruling Movement to Socialism (MAS) party.

Jun 10, 2024 | acleddata.com | Laura Fuentes |Maria Arocha

Haiti: Gangs target police facilities ahead of the Kenya-led security deploymentAhead of the imminent deployment of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission, gangs continued violent incursions throughout May, including ongoing targeting of state security infrastructure. Notably, on 10 May, members of the Grand-Ravine gang took over and set fire to a police station in Gressier in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, sparking clashes with police forces.

May 29, 2024 | acleddata.com | Maria Arocha |Tiziano Breda

It is not common to see masked men stop presidential candidates at makeshift checkpoints to deliver a message. But that is what happened to Claudia Sheinbaum, the presidential candidate for the ruling National Regeneration Movement party (MORENA), in Chiapas on 21 April.