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Protests turning into riots

Protests worldwide turning into riots between 2009 and 2017, including in the United States, China, and Europe, with varying causes and outcomes

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Jan 30, 2026
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How many arrests and injuries resulted from anti‑ICE protests in Minneapolis compared with other cities in 2025–2026?

saw dozens of protest-related arrests during January 2026 demonstrations against an enforcement surge — reporting cites roughly 29–30 people arrested over a single weekend and about 100 clergy detaine...

Jan 29, 2026
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Are protesters rioting and violent?

have surged in frequency, driven by a broad set of causes, and the majority are described by reporting as dispersed and largely nonviolent; nevertheless, episodic violence — both by some demonstrators...

Jan 22, 2026
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is Forward Blue associated with No Kings Day protests

The available reporting and primary organizing materials document as a broad coalition and brand of coordinated national protest actions—backed publicly by groups like No Kings’ own website, and allie...

Jan 28, 2026

How have protest participant demographics changed in the U.S. since 2000?

Since 2000 American protest demographics have shifted toward younger, more racially and ethnically diverse participants and broader geographic reach, with higher overall frequency and larger single-da...

Jan 28, 2026

During the race riots why was Chicago one of the few cities without mass riots?

was not uniformly spared the “long, hot summers” of the 1960s; the city experienced multiple serious uprisings (notably on the in 1966 and after King’s assassination in 1968) but—relative to some cont...

Feb 5, 2026

How did media outlets cover federal immigration enforcement and protests on February 4, 2026?

On February 4, 2026, news coverage of and the nationwide protests emphasized three competing frames: human-impact reporting on arrests, injuries and community disruption; policy and legal fights over ...