ACLED Regional Overview – Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (24 - 30 April 2021)
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, demonstrations continued at a high level. In Cuba, supporters of the leader of the San Isidro movement protested and demanded freedom of expression for Cuban artists. In Haiti and Mexico, gang turf wars resulted in a number of fatalities. In Cité Soleil in the capital of Haiti, at least five people died in a clash between the Ti Gabriel and Belekou gangs. In the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, a clash between the Gulf Cartel and Noroeste Cartel for control of drug trafficking routes along the US-Mexico border claimed at least 10 lives. Lastly, in Honduras, the number of attacks perpetrated by criminal organizations against taxi and bus drivers increased.