Portal:Current events/February 2016/Sidebar

Ongoing events

Health Zika virus outbreak Flint water crisis Political War in Afghanistan Boko Haram insurgency Burundian unrest Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led Iranian Israeli–Palestinian conflict Moldova protests Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian–Azeri border conflict Nepal blockade PKK rebellion Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention Second Libyan Civil War Sinai insurgency South China Sea disputes Syrian Civil War American-led intervention Russian military intervention War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine More details on ongoing conflicts below Sports 2015-16 UEFA Champions League 2015–16 La Liga season 2015–16 NBA season 2015–16 NHL season 2015–16 Premier League season 2016 ATP World Tour 2016 WTA Tour

Recent deaths

February 29: Louise Rennison 28: Didier Bellens 28: Frank Kelly 28: George Kennedy 28: Jack Lindquist 27: Lee Khoon Choy 27: Francisco Kraus Trujillo 26: Andy Bathgate 26: Don Getty 26: Loh I-Cheng 25: Tony Burton 25: John Chilton 25: Bhavarlal Jain 25: Alfred E. Mann 24: Lennie Baker 24: George C. Nichopoulos 24: Yordan Sokolov 24: Timber Country 22: Yolande Fox 22: Sonny James 22: Cara McCollum 22: Peter Mondavi 22: Douglas Slocombe 22: Yochanan Sofer 21: Eric Brown 21: Peter Marlow 20: Nando Yosu 19: Humbert Allen Astredo 19: Umberto Eco 19: Freddie Goodwin 19: Harper Lee 19: Samuel Willenberg 18: Rosario Ferré 18: Abdul Rashid Khan 18: Tony Phillips 17: Andy Ganteaume 17: Mohamed Hassanein Heikal 17: Elias P. Demetracopoulos 17: Andrzej Żuławski 16: Boutros Boutros-Ghali 15: George Gaynes 15: Constance Glube 15: Fighton Simukonda 15: Vanity 14: Eric Lubbock 14: Steven Stucky 13: Nathan Barksdale 13: Avigdor Ben-Gal 13: Flakey Dove 13: Robin Ghosh 13: O. N. V. Kurup 13: Antonin Scalia 13: Viola Beach 13: Lauro Vizconde 13: Christopher Zeeman 12: Johnny Lattner 12: Yan Su 11: Jakob Denzinger 11: Douglas Inman 11: Kevin Randleman 11: Arthur Tunstall 11: Zeng Xuelin 10: Fatima Surayya Bajia 10: Andrew L. Lewis Jr. 10: Abdel-Bari Zamzami 9: Sushil Koirala 9: Elizabeth Joan Smith 8: Amelia Bence 8: Margaret Forster 8: Roy Señeres 8: Zdravko Tolimir 8: Violette Verdy 6: Dan Hicks 6: Anisa Makhlouf 5: Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum 4: Marlow Cook 4: Harry Harpham 4: Dave Mirra 4: Edgar Mitchell 4: Jeremy Morse 4: Axl Rotten 4: Edgar Whitcomb 3: Big Kap 3: Mark Farren 3: Lord Lucan (officially declared dead) 3: Saulius Sondeckis 3: Maurice White 2: Bob Elliott 1: Murray Louis 1: Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores

Ongoing conflicts

Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Katanga insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Boko Haram insurgency Somalia Civil war South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Americas Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Asia Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Europe Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Egypt Sinai insurgency Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraqi civil war American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Syrian Civil War American-led intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency

Elections and Referendums

Recent January 22: Vanuatu, Parliament 24: Portugal, President February 14: Central African Republic, President (2nd round) 18: Uganda, President, Parliament 21: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum 21: Comoros, President 21: Niger, President (1st round), National Assembly 25: Jamaica, House of Representatives 26: Iran, Islamic Consultative Assembly, Assembly of Experts 26: Ireland, Dáil Éireann Upcoming February 28: Switzerland, Referendums March 3–24: New Zealand, Flag referendum 4: Samoa, Fono 5: Slovakia, National Council 6: Benin, President 20: Republic of the Congo, President 20: Kazakhstan, Majilis 20: Senegal, Constitutional referendum

Trials

Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Joseph Scott Pemberton Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Eston Kohver, Vladimir Kvachkov South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Jodi Arias, Anas al-Libi, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani, Jason Rezaian Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu, Relu Fenechiu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United Kingdom: Adam Johnson United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo