Thanks for replying!

It's a really cool idea, it may just need filters or something so you can put more activity without saturating the map. It may also be worth thinking about the scale of a conflict or event scaling the icon. So, for example the Russia Ukraine issue is very popular, has been ongoing for awhile now and affects quite a lot around the world... So that would be bigger (just a thought). The final thing is how to manage when multiple countries are involved.

Good luck and well done!

I went through the entire January and nothing was highlighted in Iran even though protests for human rights and democracy are happening daily...

Also, quick question. What sources do you use to feed the data into the map?