Latest Civil Unrest Headlines
All the headlines from our Civil Unrest Topic Page, ordered by recency.
European Countries Face Strikes, Protests Due to High Energy Prices, Cost of Living
Nov 15 2022 // European countries are facing strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some recent and current industrial actions and demonstrations. BRITAIN * More than 70,000...
5.0 Quake Confirmed During Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Volcano Unrest
Oct 17 2022 // A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was the strongest of a series of temblors that struck Friday on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet that scientists say is in a “state of heightened...
Hawaii Volcano Unrest, But No Signs of Imminent Eruption
Oct 11 2022 // Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet, is in a “state of heightened unrest,” but is not erupting and there are no signs of an imminent eruption, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in an...
Injured Oregon Protester Awarded $1M in Lawsuit
Oct 6 2022 // A jury has awarded a racial justice demonstrator more than $1 million in a lawsuit she filed in 2020 against the city of Salem, Oregon, accusing officers of violating her civil rights. Eleaqia McCrae, a Black woman, sued...
Cleveland to Pay $540,000 to 12 Arrested in Racial Protests
Sep 7 2022 // Twelve people arrested while peacefully protesting in downtown Cleveland in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd will receive a $540,000 settlement from the city, according to an attorney for the protesters. Some of...
Lawsuit Filed Over Man Killed in Oregon Protests Dismissed
Sep 6 2022 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the city of Portland, Oregon, the mayor and the Multnomah County district attorney by the estate of a man who was shot and killed after a pro-Trump car rally. The suit had...
Iowa Council Member Countersues Police Officers over Protest Arrest
Aug 19 2022 // A Des Moines council member is countersuing two police officers who took the unusual step earlier this year of suing several people who participated in a 2020 protest following a Minneapolis officer’s killing of...
Iowa Assistant AG Sues Des Moines Police Over Protest Arrest
Jul 15 2022 // An assistant attorney general in Iowa is suing the city of Des Moines and its police chief over his arrest during a June 2020 racial justice protest, alleging he was tackled, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed for no...
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Starting Fire During 2020 Protests
Jun 13 2022 // A federal judge has sentenced a Racine man to 40 months in prison for starting a fire that destroyed a furniture store during protests over a police shooting in Kenosha in 2020. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that...
Columbus, Ohio Limits How Police Use Force on Protesters
Jun 13 2022 // Police in Ohio’s capital will be limited in how they can use force against protesters and will have to display officers’ names on their riot gear under changes being made to city law. Columbus City Council...
Protestor Struck by Rubber Bullet Sues Police in Washington
Jun 6 2022 // A woman who was struck in the eye with a so-called “rubber sbullet” during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, causing an injury that required surgery, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the...
Minneapolis to Pay $1.2 Million to People Injured During Floyd Protests
May 31 2022 // The Minneapolis City Council has approved $1.2 million in legal settlements with two people injured by police during protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers two years ago. The settlements with...
Minneapolis to Pay $1.5M to Man Arrested During George Floyd Protest
May 20 2022 // Minneapolis has agreed to pay $1.5 million to a man who said police used excessive force when he was arrested during the protests that followed George Floyd’s death in 2020, according to court documents filed...
Lloyd’s of London AGM to Go Virtual on Threat of Climate Protests
May 11 2022 // Commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London is encouraging members of its 100-odd syndicates to attend its annual general meeting next week online rather than in person, due to the threat of climate protests. Since...
Father of Boy Pepper Sprayed at Washington Protest Files Lawsuit
May 4 2022 // The father of a child who was hit with pepper spray during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging assault and negligence by police officers. Their use of force...
Oil Firms, Including ExxonMobil, Obtain Injunctions to Stop UK Climate Protests
Apr 19 2022 // Three firms involved in Britain’s oil sector, including ExxonMobil, have secured injunctions to stop protests by climate change activists which have caused widespread disruption this month, the government said on...
Arbitrator Clears Police Officers Who Pushed Buffalo Protester But Lawsuit Continues
Apr 13 2022 // An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020 during racial injustice...
Update: Climate Change Protesters Disrupt Lloyd’s Headquarters
Apr 12 2022 // Climate change protesters in London have targeted insurance underwriting house Lloyd’s of London for its role in enabling fossil fuel projects. The City of London Police said they were aware of protests at...
$14M Jury Award for Protesters Comes As Other Cities Face Similar Policing Lawsuits
Apr 5 2022 // A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could resonate nationwide as...
Baltimore, Businesses Settle for $3.5M Over Freddie Gray Unrest
Mar 31 2022 // The city of Baltimore has reached a $3.5 million settlement with a group of business owners whose property was damaged in the 2015 unrest that followed the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man injured in police custody. In...
