List of riots

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Incomplete list This is a chronological list of known riots.

17th century and earlier

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Representation of a massacre of the Jews in the 1349 Anti-Jew riots, that was justified by allegations that Jews were behind the Black Death Epidemic. Antiquitates Flandriae (Royal Library of Belgium manuscript 1376/77).

18th century

Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre

19th century

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1844 Philadelphia nativist riots
The New York City Draft Riots

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20th century

Bloody Sunday massacre in Saint Petersburg
Captured Moplah prisoners taken after a battle with British troops in Moplah rebellion of 1921–22

1910s

1920s

1930s

Fires rage during the Bonus Army March

1940s

Dead and wounded after the 'Direct Action Day' battle between Hindus and Muslims
Tram burning in Bogotá, April 9, 1948

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990–2000

21st century

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2001–2009

Many of Ahmedabad's buildings were set on fire during the 2002 Gujarat violence

2010s

2010

Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011

2011

2012

2013

2014

Tear gas being used against opposition protesters in Altamira, Caracas during the 2014 Venezuelan protests
2015 Baltimore protests following the death of Freddie Gray

2015

2016

Millions protesting during the Mother of All Marches, part of the 2017 Venezuelan protests

2017

2018

  • 2018 – February 1: Calais Migrant Riot: Violence between two groups of migrants, 100 Eritreans and 30 Afghans in Calais, France.
  • 2018 – April 2: Rioting in Derry, Northern Ireland, following an illegal republican march.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2018 – May 1: Riots broke out in Paris, France when black bloc rioters damaged local businesses, a Genki Sushi restaurant and set fire to cars and a bulldozer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2018 – May 8–10: Prison riot in Depok, Indonesia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2018 – June 25: Riots in Nigeria between Muslim herders and Christian farmers. Total 86 dead.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 2018 – October 21: Violence between Christian and Muslim youths in Kaduna in Nigeria. Total 55 dead.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 2018 – October 23: Garments Workers Riots in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. 5 hour clash between agitated rioting garments workers and the police force, 35 injured, 9 vehicles vandalized including a lorry set on fire.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2018 – November 26–27: A two-day riot broke out at USJ25, Subang Jaya, Malaysia, between two groups involving more than 10,000 people mostly Indian regarding the relocation of Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple. Malay people were also involved by doing an ambush and a demonstration causing racial misunderstanding. A team of 700 policemen including the Federal Reserve Unit were deployed to Subang Jaya to control the situation. An evacuation of a hotel had been done. 106 people had been arrested. Some injuries were recorded. The developer premises had been vandalized by a group of rioters. Twenty-three vehicles had been set on fire, and a police MPV and a fire engine had been damaged by the rioters. A firefighter was heavily beaten by the rioters and was later warded in the intensive care unit. The victim died on December 17, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 2018 – since November: Yellow vests protests, France, sometimes developing into major riots

2019

2020s

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

See also

Prominent riots

References

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