Data Review
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Review of the World Protests dataset
Version 1.0, published: Feb. 4, 2026.
Description
The World Protests dataset is part of an international research project documenting major protest episodes worldwide since 2006 (supported by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Initiative for Policy Dialogue and the Global Social Justice program). It is presented through an online platform that provides country-level summaries, detailed information on protest events (e.g., grievances and tactics), and references to media coverage. The dataset covers 2,800+ protest episodes across more than 100 countries between 2006 and 2020, drawing primarily on international and national media reports published online. Access is available only through the interactive platform, which allows users to search, among other things, by protest type and country; no downloadable files are provided.
Countries
Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia GDR Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Other Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine USSR Uzbekistan