1994: The Zapatista uprising A brief history of the rebellion in Chiapas in the jungles of Mexico, where hundreds of thousands of people rose up against the Mexican state and…
1992: The LA riots A brief account of the six days of rioting which set Los Angeles aflame following the acquittal of four police officers who were filmed beating…
1989: The Risley prisoners' uprising In 1989 prisoners at Risley Remand Centre celebrated 1 May in style by taking over a wing of the notoriously squalid, brutal prison and spending…
We want to riot, not to work: The 1981 Brixton uprisings Pamphlet reflecting on the 1981 anti-police riots in Brixton by the Riot Not To Work Collective…
The Gwangju uprising, 1980 The history of the week-long uprising of the South Korean town of Kwangju against the regime of the West-backed dictator General Chun Doo-Hwan…
1977: The Bologna uprising A very brief outline of the seizure of Bologna by workers and students in 1977, and the run-up to it following the shooting of a demonstrator.
1976: The Notting Hill Carnival riots An account of the riots at the popular West London carnival which were sparked by the arbitrary harassment and arrests of young black attendees…
1976: The Soweto riots A short history of the riots against new education laws that turned into a mass collective rejection of apartheid South Africa by thousands of…
Siege at Wounded Knee, 1973 A short history of the 71-day uprising of Native Americans at Wounded Knee. Armed American Indians occupied the territory, which they legally…
1971: The Attica prison uprising Against the background of the mass revolutionary, black power and prisoners' movements in the US, a five day revolt began on September 9, 1971 at…
1991: The South Iraq and Kurdistan uprisings The history of the uprisings in Southern Iraq and Kurdistan in 1990-91 which involved large numbers of mutinous troops who had deserted during …
1968: a chronology of events in France and internationally A brief chronology of the events which swept France in May and June 1968. Starting as a student…
