Portal:Current events/March 2016/Sidebar

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 European Migrant Crisis; 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; ; edit sidebar

Recent deaths
	March 31: Ronnie Corbett; 31: Zaha Hadid; 31: Imre Kertész; 30: Shirley Hufstedler; 30: John King; 29: Patty Duke; 29: Nil Hilevich; 29: Jean Lapierre; 29: Steven Sample; 27: Mother Angelica; 27: Vic Peters; 26: Jim Harrison; 25: Abu Ala al-Afri; 25: Shannon Bolin; 25: Lester Thurow; 24: Johan Cruyff; 24: Garry Shandling; 23: Phife Dawg; 22: Rob Ford; 21: Andrew Grove; 21: Joseph Mercieca; 21: Ricardo Larraín; 20: Anker Jørgensen; 19: Roger Agnelli; 18: Guido Westerwelle; 17: Paul Daniels; 16: Sylvia Anderson; 16: Better Loosen Up (death announced on this day); 16: Alexander Esenin-Volpin; 16: Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan; 16: Cliff Michelmore; 16: Frank Sinatra, Jr.; 15: Asa Briggs; 15: Richard Burke; 15: Tamara Grigsby; 15: Seru Rabeni; 14: Peter Maxwell Davies; 14: Suranimala Rajapaksha; 14: Davy Walsh (death announced on this day); 13: Adrienne Corri; 13: Hilary Putnam; 13: Martin Olav Sabo; 13: József Verebes; 12: Annastasia Batikis; 12: Felix Ibru; 12: Lloyd Shapley; 11: Ben Bagdikian; 11: Iolanda Balaș; 11: Rómulo Macció; 10: Ken Adam; 10: Ernestine Anderson; 10: Anita Brookner; 10: Keith Emerson; 10: Gogi Grant; 10: Mohammed Irfan; 10: Gary Jeter; 10: Jovito Salonga; 9: Jon English; 9: John Gutfreund; 9: Richard Horton; 9: Ralph S. Larsen; 9: Clyde Lovellette; 8: Ross Hannaford; 8: George Martin; 7: Adrian Hardiman; 7: Steve Kraly; 7: Michael White; 7: Quentin Young; 6: Elizabeth Garrett; 6: Kalabhavan Mani; 6: Francis Pasion; 6: Nancy Reagan; 6: Harold H. Saunders; 5: Hassan al-Turabi; 5: Antoni Asunción; 5: Paul Couch; 5: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; 5: Robert Redbird; 5: Ray Tomlinson; 5: Panayiotis Tetsis; 5: Al Wistert; 4: John Brooks; 4: Bud Collins; 4: Pat Conroy; 4: Joey Feek; 4: P. A. Sangma; 4: Abbas Vaez-Tabasi; 4: Zhou Xiaoyan; 3: Ralph Baruch; 3: Berta Cáceres; 3: Martin Crowe; 3: Thanat Khoman; 3: Sarah Tait; 2: Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern; 2: Aubrey McClendon; 2: James Barrett McNulty; 1: Jim Kimsey; 1: Tony Warren; 1: Martha Wright; edit sidebar

Ongoing events
	Health Zika virus outbreak; Flint water crisis; Law FBI–Apple encryption dispute; Political War in Afghanistan; Boko Haram insurgency; Brazil protests; Burundian unrest; Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led; Iranian; ; ; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; Lebanese political deadlock; 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; ; Venezuelan protests; 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 ICC World Twenty20; 2016 WTA Tour; 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament; edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent February 28: Switzerland, Referendums March 4: Samoa, Fono 5: Slovakia, National Council 6: Benin, President (1st round) 9: Kiribati, President 20: Benin, President (2nd round) 20: Cape Verde, National Assembly 20: Republic of the Congo, President 20: Kazakhstan, Majilis 20: Niger, President (2nd round) 20: Senegal, Constitutional referendum Upcoming April 6: Netherlands, EU referendum 8: Djibouti, President (1st round) 10: Chad, President (1st round) 10: Comoros, President (2nd round) 10: Peru, President, Congress 13: South Korea, National Assembly 13: Syria, People's Council 17: Italy, Oil drilling referendum 24: Austria, President 24: Serbia, National Assembly edit sidebar

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, Adam Johnson 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, Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders 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: Rolf Harris United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Max Clifford 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 edit sidebar

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