Portal:Current events/March 2015/Sidebar

Ongoing events
Economic Financial crisis in Russia Political Syrian and Iraqi civil wars Military intervention against ISIL Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger Sports 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament More details on ongoing conflicts below

Recent deaths

March 2015 31: Betty Churcher 31: Klaus Tschira 30: Helmut Dietl 29: Juan Carlos Maccarone 29: Peter Tarsey 29: Paul Torgersen 28: Chuck Brayton 28: Miroslav Ondříček 28: Gene Saks 27: Daundre Barnaby 27: Hot Rod Hundley 26: Dinkha IV 26: John Renbourn 26: Tomas Tranströmer 25: George Fischbeck 25: Bill Slayback 24: Yehuda Avner 24: Richard Butson 24: Oleg Bryzhak 24: Scott Clendenin 24: Maria Radner 23: Lil' Chris 23: Søren Kam 23: Alan Seymour 23: Geoff Tunbridge 23: Lee Kuan Yew 22: Arkady Arkanov 22: Norman Scribner 22: Viktor V. Yanukovych 21: Chuck Bednarik 21: Lisa Colagrossi 21: Milen Dobrev 21: Hans Erni 21: Jackie Trent 21: Alberta Watson 20: Perro Aguayo Jr. 20: Eva Burrows 20: A. James Clark 20: Ellen Conford 20: Malcolm Fraser 20: Robert Kastenmeier 20: A. J. Pero 20: Gregory Walcott 20: Gerald Lee Warren 19: Michael Brown 19: Gus Douglass 19: Providencia Paredes 19: Danny Schechter 18: H. Allen Jerkens 18: Lyle E. Schaller 17: Bob Appleyard 17: Alan Richardson 17: Shaw Taylor 16: Bruce Crump 16: Buddy Elias 16: Andy Fraser 16: Jack Haley 16: Miguel Donoso Pareja 15: Collins Chabane 15: Xu Caihou 15: Sally Forrest 15: Mike Porcaro 14: Valentin Rasputin 13: Daevid Allen 13: Irwin Hasen 13: Gretchen Kafoury 13: Meyera Oberndorf 13: Ray Ritchie 13: Al Rosen 12: Ray Arnett 12: Willie Barrow 12: Michael Graves 12: Terry Pratchett 11: Samuel Charters 11: Richard Glatzer 11: Jimmy Greenspoon 11: Dell Williams 10: Windell Middlebrooks 10: Claude Sitton 10: Stuart Wagstaff 9: Florence Arthaud 9: David B. Frohnmayer 9: Gene Gene the Dancing Machine 9: James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead 9: Camille Muffat 9: Frei Otto 9: Alexis Vastine 8: Sam Simon 8: Lew Soloff 7: Izola Curry 7: Derek Day 7: Brian Sutton-Smith 7: Ross Turnbull 6: Ram Sundar Das 5: Edward Egan 4: Terry Fearnley 4: Jam Sebastian 3: M. Stanton Evans 3: John Mockler 2: Bettina Graziani 2: Dave Mackay 2: Mal Peet 1: Deedee Corradini 1: Jeff McKnight 1: Minnie Miñoso 1: Daniel von Bargen 1: Chris Welp

Ongoing conflicts

Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Katanga insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Nigeria and Cameroon Boko Haram 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 Communist insurgency Moro insurgency Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Europe Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Dissident Irish Republican campaign 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 Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency

Elections

Recent: March 1: Andorra, General Council 1: El Salvador, Legislative Assembly 1: Estonia, Parliament 1: Tajikistan, Assembly of Representatives 3: Micronesia, Congress 5: Pakistan, Senate 8: Switzerland, Referendum 11: Lebanon, President (20th round) 17: Israel, Knesset 19: Tuvalu, Parliament 21: Egypt, House of Representatives 28: Nigeria, President, House of Representatives, Senate 29: Uzbekistan, President Upcoming: April 2: Lebanon, President (21st round) 2: Sudan, President, National Assembly 11: Malta, Referendum 15: Togo, President 19: Finland, Parliament 19: Northern Cyprus, President 25: Togo, President 25: Anguilla, House of Assembly 26: Benin, National Assembly 26: Kazakhstan, President 30: Tanzania, Referendum

Trials

Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty, Luka Magnotta China: Liu Tienan, Li Daqiu, Bo Xilai Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff, Breno Borges Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Jordan: Abu Qatada Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius, Chris Mahlangu Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, 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, Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Crystal Mangum International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga, Thomas Lubanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina SCFSL: Charles Taylor Ongoing China: Ji Jianye, Ni Fake Egypt: Mohamed Morsi France: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan, Joseph Scott Pemberton Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United Kingdom: Eddy Shah, Koo Stark United States: Jodi Arias International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladic Upcoming Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Andy Coulson United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Anas al-Libi, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo