Although many questions remain unanswered, the limited answers suggest a dire portrait of compromised governance. South ...

This chart shows the share of respondents in selected countries who said they worried about violence and public unrest (in percent).

Women cast their vote during a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership in Chișinău, 20 October, 2024 ...

Moldovan authorities have conducted 250 raids and detained dozens of people as part of an investigation into an alleged ...

Over the past two weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by some of the most widespread unrest in recent memory, with mass demonstrations erupting across Jakarta and other major cities. The protests are the ...

Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course. By Jenny Gross When Nepal’s government blocked access to ...

Protest organizers in Jakarta are planning to stage a gathering in the form of a picnic outside Indonesia’s parliament building as police crack down on violent demonstrations. The so-called National ...

Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch. Dissatisfaction has ...

Egypt’s gas output is down while demand is up. Cairo extended a $35B gas deal with Israel to 2040, but Gaza tensions put flows at risk. Israeli pipeline gas is cheaper than LNG (~$7.75 vs ~$13.5 per ...

St. George’s Girls Secondary School in Nairobi has been closed indefinitely following a violent protest by students after a teacher allegedly assaulted one of their peers. Dagoretti North Deputy ...

Researchers have used epidemiological models to determine whether the wave of riots in 1789 known as the Great Fear spread through irrational panic or rational protest. Read the paper: Epidemiology ...