2021 Asperan riots

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2021 Asperan riots
DateJuly 23, 2021 - present
Location
All of Aspera
Caused by
  • Calls for full independence from the Fratanican government
  • Economic downturn resulting in high unemployment rates and increased rates of poverty
Goals
  • More organized welfare program to help those in need
  • Resignation of the Governor-General
  • Removal of the 1992 Aspera-Fratanican Agreement
MethodsProtest, demonstrations, riots
StatusOngoing
Parties to the civil conflict
  • Pro-independence supporters
  • Aspera Freedom Party
  • Thousands of demonstrators
  • Pro-government supporters
Lead figures
  • Governor-General Nicholas Dekkers
  • APS Chief Walter Schneider
  • Fratanican Home Minister Adrian Janssen
  • Fratanican NPA Chief Michelle Garnier
  • Kyrielle Chasse, Chairman of the Aspera Freedom Party
  • Decentralized leadership
  • Decentralized leadership
Number

Aspera

  • APS: 250 constables
  • 16th Home Security Company: 216 soldiers

Fratanica

  • National Police: 600+ officers
  • 18,000+ demonstrators
  • 3,500+ supporters
Casualties
  • 2 Asperan officers killed
  • 33 Asperan officers injured
  • 16 Fratanican National Police injured
  • 23 demonstrators killed
  • 150+ demonstrators injured
  • 4 counter-protesters killed
  • Unknown number injured

The 2021 Asperan riots refer to several large occurrences of civil unrest happening in the autonomous region of Aspera, a former Fratanican territory. The civil unrest was sparked by both the economic recession faced by the country and the Governor-General's promise for increased cooperation with Fratanica.

Context

Timeline

July 23, start of the protests

At 8:30 local time, the Governor-General gave a weekly televised address for the public, promising tighter relations with the Fratanican government in terms of both business and security. The statement angered much of the Asperan population, who had hoped for full independence. Through social media, people began to organize protests, protesting both the government's inaction on the progressing economic inequality and the tightening of their relationship with Fratanica.

Starting around 16:30 local time, demonstrators numbering in the thousands began marching through the streets, demanding for the resignation of the Governor-General Nicholas Dekkers and for the increase of government welfare programs. The largest of these protests was in the capital city, Port Bedeau. The protests in the afternoon were largely peaceful.

Counter-protesters, supporters of the Governor-General, had also begun to mobilize in order to defend the Governor-General.

At 18:15, the Aspera Freedom Party released a statement on social media, urging people to engage in peaceful protest over the Governor-General's Fratanica-friendly policies and condemning Dekkers' attempts to get closer with the Fratanican government. Shortly thereafter, some of the protests turned violent, resulting in the first clashes between Asperan law enforcement and angry demonstrators.