Here are some of the most violent protests in recent history!
4 - Soweto The Soweto uprising was a series of protests
led by black school children in South Africa that began on the morning of June 16th 1976.
Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response
to the introduction of Afrikaans as the standard of instruction in local schools.
It's estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests.
They were met with fierce police brutality.
The number of protesters killed by police is usually given as 176, but estimates of
up to 700 have been made.
In remembrance of these events, the 16th of June is now a public holiday in South Africa,
named Youth Day.
Black South African high school students were protesting the Afrikaans Medium Decree of
1974, which forced all black schools to use Afrikaans as a medium of education.
Afrikaans is a language spoken by descendants of Dutch settlers in South-Africa.
It's sort of like a standardized Dutch-African creole.
Afrikaans was in most cases, a third or fourth language for South Africans living in Johannesburg
and surrounding areas.
Imagine having to learn math and science in a language you are also just starting to be
familiar with.
This was kind of the point, which was making kids learn complex subjects in new, or less
familiar languages.
This would ensure that they never have a decent education, and can always be exploited as
cheap labor.
Cheap labor was, and to some extent still is, a massive driving force in the South-African
economy.
The resentment towards what is now called the Bantu education laws grew until April
30th 1976, when children at Orlando West Junior School in Soweto went on strike by refusing
to go to school.
Their rebellion then spread to many other schools in Soweto.
Black South African students protested because they believed that they deserved to be treated
and taught equally to white South Africans.
A student from Morris Isaacson High School, Teboho "Tsietsi" Mashinini, proposed a meeting
on June 13th 1976 to discuss what should be done.
Students formed an Action Committee, later known as the Soweto Students' Representative
Council, which organized a mass rally on June 16th to make themselves heard.
On the morning of June 16th 1976, between 10,000 and 20,000 black students walked from
their schools to Orlando Stadium for a rally to protest having to learn through Afrikaans
in school.
Many students who later participated in the protest arrived at school that morning without
prior knowledge of the protest, yet agreed to become involved.
Teachers in Soweto also supported the march after the Action Committee emphasized good
discipline and peaceful action.
The students began their peaceful march only to find out that police had barricaded the
road along their intended route.
The leader of the action committee asked the crowd not to provoke the police and the march
continued down another route.
The crowd of between 3,000 and 10,000 students made their way down the dusty streets of Soweto
while they sang and waved placards with slogans such as, "Down with Afrikaans", "Viva Azania"
and "If we must do Afrikaans, Vorster must do Zulu".
Vorster was the South-African prime minister at the time.
The police set a dog on the protesters, who responded by killing the poor dog in self-defense.
The police then began to shoot directly at the children!
Among the first students to be shot dead were 15-year-old Hastings Ndlovu and 13-year-old
Hector Peterson.
Photographer Sam Nzima took a photograph of a dying Hector Peterson as he was carried
away by Mbuyisa Makhubo while accompanied by his sister, Antoinette Sithole.
The photograph became the symbol of the Soweto uprising.
The police attacks on the demonstrators continued and 23 people died on the first day in Soweto.
The violence escalated, as bottle stores and beer halls—seen as outposts of the apartheid
government—were targeted, as were the official outposts of the state.
The violence abated by nightfall; police vans and armored vehicles patrolled the streets
throughout the night.
Emergency clinics were swamped with injured and bloody children.
The police requested that the hospital provide a list of all victims with bullet wounds to
prosecute them for rioting.
The hospital administrator passed this request to the doctors, but the doctors refused to
create the list.
Doctors recorded bullet wounds as abscesses instead.
The 1,500 heavily armed police officers, deployed to Soweto to deal with the children on June
17th, carried weapons which included automatic rifles, stun guns, and carbines.
They drove around in armored vehicles with helicopters monitoring the area from the sky.
The South African Army was also ordered to be on standby as a tactical measure to show
military force.
3 - Egyptian Revolution The Egyptian revolution of 2011, locally known
as the January 25th Revolution, began on January 25th 2011 and took place across all of Egypt.
The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "police
day" as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last few years of Hosni
Mubarak's presidency.
It consisted of demonstrations, marches, occupations of plazas, and non-violent civil resistance.
Millions of protesters from a range of different socio-economic and religious backgrounds demanded
the overthrow of President Mubarak.
The revolution started with calls for protests from online youth groups.
Initially these included liberal, anti-capitalist, nationalist, and feminist elements, but they
eventually included Islamic elements as well.
Violent clashes between security forces and protesters resulted in at least 846 people
killed and over 6,000 injured.
Protesters retaliated by burning over 90 police stations across the country.
The protests took place in Cairo, Alexandria, and other major cities across the nation.
The Egyptian protesters' grievances focused on legal and political issues, including police
brutality, lack of free elections, and lack of freedom of speech.
Economic issues were a concern as well, which included high unemployment, food-price inflation,
and low wages.
The protesters' primary demands were the immediate end of the Mubarak regime, which would enact
emergency law.
Freedom, justice, a responsive non-military government, and a voice in managing Egypt's
resources were also other demands protesters had as well.
Strikes by labor unions added to the pressure on government officials.
During the uprising, Cairo was described as "a war zone" and the port city of Suez saw
frequent violent clashes.
Protesters defied a government-imposed curfew, which was a curfew that was really impossible
to enforce by the police and military.
Egypt's Central Security Forces, loyal to Mubarak, were gradually replaced by military
troops.
In the chaos, there were looting by gangs which was supposedly instigated by plainclothes
police officers.
In response, watch groups were organized by civilians to protect neighborhoods.
An Egyptian governmental fact-finding commission about the revolution announced on April 19th
that at least 846 Egyptians died in the nearly three-week-long uprising.
One prominent Egyptian who was killed was Emad Effat, a senior cleric at a University.
He died December 16th 2011, after he was shot in front of the cabinet building.
At Effat's funeral the following day, hundreds of mourners chanted "Down with military rule".
The Egyptian revolution was just one in a string of uprisings in the Middle East popularly
referred to today as the Arab Spring.
The revolution was a big national moment of immense hope for a lot of young Egyptians
who were tired of living under a corrupt and oppressive regime.
The situation since then, sadly has not improved.
Civil unrest and political uncertainty still reigns supreme as the Egyptian people struggle
to fill the political void left after the revolution.
2 - Marikana The Marikana massacre, which took place between
August 10th and September 20th 2012, was the single most lethal use of force by South African
security forces against civilians since the tragic events in Soweto in '76.
The worst part is that the massacre happened in a post-apartheid, democratic South-Africa.
The massacre was the response to protest action by mine workers, asking for what they called
a "living-wage", which of course was a wage that's enough to live on.
They were asking for around 12,500 South African rand per month.
That is about 900 U.S dollars per month for full time hard labor.
The incident took place on the 25-year anniversary of a nationwide South African miners' strike.
Controversy emerged after it was discovered that most of the victims were shot in the
back and many victims were shot far from police lines.
On September 18th, a mediator announced a resolution to the conflict, stating the striking
miners had accepted a 22% pay raise, a one-off payment of 2,000 rand, or 150 US dollars,
and would return to work September 20th.
The strike was considered an influential event in modern South African history, and was followed
by similar strikes at other mines across South Africa, events which collectively made 2012
the most protest-filled year in the country since the end of apartheid.
The Marikana massacre started as a strike at a mine owned by Lonmin, a British company,
in the Marikana area in 2012.
The event garnered international attention following a series of violent incidents between
the South African Police Service, Lonmin security, and the leadership of the National Union of
Mineworkers.
The strike resulted in the deaths of 44 people, 41 of whom were striking mineworkers killed
by police.
Also, during the same incident, at least 78 additional workers were injured.
The total number of injuries during the strike remains unknown.
In response to the Lonmin strikers, there was a wave of wildcat strike across the South
African mining sector.
Before the shootings, South African Police Captain Dennis Adriao told journalists that
they have tried over several days to negotiate with the protest leaders and that they are
trying to find a peaceful solution.
However, subsequent court findings have found this to be false.
The police failed to negotiate with protesters.
On the afternoon of August 16th, members of a contingent of the South African Police Service,
from an elite special unit opened fire with assault rifles (R5 rifles), on a group of
striking miners.
Within minutes 34 miners were killed, and at least 78 were seriously wounded.
To this day, minimal improvements have been made to the miners' working conditions or
compensation by Lonmin.
1 - Trump Presidency Think of him what you want, but Donald Trump
has brought a lot of excitement, for better or worse to U.S politics.
Support for the controversial "non-politician" has seen increasing throughout his presidential
campaign.
During said campaign, the leader of the free world made his fair share of remarks which
riled up his opponents.
His positions on everything from immigration to healthcare and women's rights have been
extremely divisive.
His unguarded, unfiltered way of speaking has emboldened those who agree with him, and
angered those who don't.
Love him or hate him, there's pretty much no in between it seems.
Although there have been no large-scale killings during President Trump's campaign or early
presidency, the tension across the country has been clearly felt and is still clearly
rising.
Donald Trump rallies have seen blood spilled and faces bashed; signs ripped and flags burned.
The violence has been seen on both sides.
Bryan Sanders, a protester, was sent to the hospital by a Trump fan that sucker punched
him in Tucson.
Juan Hernandez, a gay Hispanic Trump supporter, has felt the violence from the other side.
When he was leaving a Trump rally in San Jose, protesters jumped him and broke his nose.
There have also been protests that are violating freedom of speech rights for many individuals.
The most prominent example is with Milo Yiannopoulos's attempt to speak at UC Berkley.
Protestors were able to stop Milo from speaking at UC Berkeley and caused $100,000 worth of
damage to the campus.
The university basically blamed "150 masked agitators" for the unrest, saying they had
come to campus to disturb an otherwise peaceful protest.
Two Berkeley Trump Supporters quote "were attacked while conducting an interview" on
the campus, said UC Berkeley officials in a prepared statement.
The attackers, who weren't affiliated with the university, were taken into custody by
UC Berkeley police.
Administrators had to cancel the event about two hours before the scheduled start of the
speech.
More than 1,500 protesters had gathered at Sproul Plaza, chanting and holding signs that
read: "No safe space for racists" and "This is war."
The violent protesters tore down metal barriers, set fires near the campus bookstore and damaged
the construction site of a new dorm.
One woman wearing a red Trump hat was pepper sprayed in the face while being interviewed.
She was able to respond that she was OK after the attack.
No matter what your views are, attack on free speech that isn't provoking violence should
never be tolerated.
Although close to half the voters voted for President Trump, almost all Trump supporters
living in major metropolitan cities with democratic affiliations know the repercussions they have
to face for simply wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat or shirt.
There have been numerous reports of Trump supporters being refused service at different
places of business.
Since the beginning of the Trump presidency there have been numerous protests and gatherings
whether for or against Trump.
Having already gone over the earlier entries on this list, we as Americans should be thankful
we don't have to deal with oppressive regimes that comes out and shoots its citizens that
disagree with its views and policies.
We'll just have to deal with those type of people who are our fellow citizens.
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