Church Attack in Southwest Nigeria and Judges Strike in Tunisia   Nigeria: Complex Attack Underscores Rising Religious Violence  A group of gunmen detonated explosives and stormed St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State, on June 5 – the latest attack demonstrating surging religious violence across Nigeria. While

Rebel group fuels DRC-Rwanda tensions, Jerusalem Day Violence, and Hurricane Agatha reaches Mexico’s Oaxaca   Central Africa: M23 Rebel Activity strains DRC-Rwanda relations Worsening violence between Congolese forces and the March 23 Movement (M23) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have strained bilateral relations between Rwanda and the

Escalating gang violence in Haiti and Devastating floods in India and Bangladesh   Haiti: Turf conflicts between gangs worsen insecurity Escalating gang violence fueled by territorial disputes between two criminal organizations has paralyzed travel, crippled commercial activity and displaced about 9,000 people in Port-au-Prince in recent weeks. According to the

Labor strike in Panama’s Colón, Sweden and Finland to join NATO, and Worsening unrest in N’Djamena   Panama: General Labor Strike in Colón A general strike organized by several labor groups has been ongoing in Panama’s Colón Province since May 9, sparking disruptive protests and interrupting travel and business activities.

Gulf Clan stages armed strike in Colombia and Escalating civil unrest in Sri Lanka   Colombia: Gulf Clan declares armed strike following leader’s extradition Colombia’s Gulf Clan (CDG) announced a four-day “armed strike” and launched numerous attacks in the northern regions in response to the extradition of former leader Dairo

Gang violence on the rise in The Bahamas and Heatwave in India   The Bahamas: Escalating gang violence The security environment in The Bahamas has deteriorated in recent months due to a surge in gang violence and an associated increase in homicides, which has the potential to negatively impact travel

French presidential elections, Terrorist attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso, and Civil unrest in Jakarta   France: Emmanuel Macron secures second term in presidential run-off Anti-government protests occurred in several cities across France on April 24 following the announcement of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron’s victory over far-right candidate Marine Le

Violent protests in Sweden, Escalating Israel-Palestine tensions, and Flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal    Sweden: Planned Quran burnings by far-right party spark violent civil unrest   Violent protests triggered by planned Quran burnings across the country over the Easter weekend resulted in numerous casualties, arrests, and property damage. The riots began

Prime Minister removed in Pakistan and Police strike in Zacatecas, Mexico   Pakistan: Prime Minister’s removal triggers countrywide protests Thousands of Pakistanis joined nationwide protests in support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was removed from office on April 10 following a no-confidence vote by the Pakistani Supreme Court.

Anti-government rallies sweep Sri Lanka, Transportation workers strike in Peru, and Lockdown in Shanghai   Sri Lanka: Anti-government protests lead to violence, trigger cabinet resignations Thousands of Sri Lankans demanding the resignation of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have taken to the streets to protest a worsening economic and energy crisis.

El Salvador declares state of emergency, Terrorist attacks in Israel, and Humanitarian truce announced in Ethiopia   El Salvador: Government declares state of emergency amid wave of gang killings El Salvador has declared a state of emergency (SOE), temporarily suspending some civil liberties guaranteed in the Constitution, amid a surge

Cartel violence on the US-Mexico border and Healthcare workers strike in Haiti   Mexico: Cartel violence triggers closure of US Consulate in Nuevo Laredo Cartel violence erupted in Nuevo Laredo on March 14, prompting the temporary closure of the US Consulate and indicating a likely deterioration in the security environment