Webinar

Violence Targeting Local Officials
Case Studies From Around the World

28 June 2023 | 9AM EST/3PM CET

Local government officials and administrators — including governors, mayors, councilors, and other civil servants — frequently come under attack by a wide array of armed actors, from cartels waging turf wars in Mexico to Russian occupying forces in Ukraine. In order to better analyze this trend and its impacts around the world, ACLED is launching a new project to systematically identify incidents of political violence targeting local officials and monitor emerging threats.

On 28 June 2023, ACLED held a virtual launch event introducing the project’s inaugural report and key findings from its six case studies: Mexico, Ukraine, the European Union, Brazil, South Africa, and the Philippines. Watch the full recording below.