Examples by Outcome

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Won (216)

• African fishermen and Greenpeace win better international fishing practices, 2011-2012 2011-2012 — However, the CFP subsidized the Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association (PFA) and European trawlers with high and unsustainable fishing quotas t
• Ahmedabad textile laborers win strike for economic justice, 1918 1918 — During the period of intense plague outbreak from August 1917 to January
• Albanian workers force shift toward democracy, 1991 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. During the Cold War era [TRUNC] “Reports
• Algerian citizens nonviolently intervene to prevent civil war, 1962 1962 — After over seven years of a harsh and bloody war between Algeria’s socialist National Liberation Front (FLN) and the French military, Algeri
• Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918 December, 1917 to October, 1918 — Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
• Bahrain Women Demand Codified Family Law, 2000-2009. 2000 — At the time of this campaign the court system in Bahrain was divided into civil and shari’a sections; civil courts heard civil, commercial,
• Baltimore, MD, students sit-in to integrate Read’s drug stores, USA, 1955 1955 — The CORE would also become a pivotal organization for African-Americans in
• Baltimore students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960 1960 — Despite only lasting three weeks, the campaign was very successful. Baltimore
• Bangladeshis bring down the Ershad regime, 1987-1990 1987-1990 — A three-and-a-half-year campaign of weekly strikes, mass marches, professional strikes, and a 54-hour general strike culminated in President
• Bangladeshis demand their government recognize Bengali as an official language, 1947-1952 1947-1952 — A five-year campaign of press declarations, marches, hartals, and martyrs’ vigils in what was then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) won offici
• Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018 2018 — After photographer Shahidul Alam was jailed under Section 57 of the ICT Act, photographers, activists and Nobel laureates combined street ar
• Bardoli peasants campaign against the Government of Bombay, 1928 1928 — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel led Bardoli’s peasants in a six-month, multi-village tax-refusal that survived mass land confiscation, arrests, and
• Belizean unions strike to increase political participation and prevent increased taxation, 2005 2005 — A 26-day general strike and mass mobilization of Belizean unions, teachers, business chambers, students, and Maya leaders forced Prime Minis
• Beninese campaign for economic justice and democracy, 1989-90 1989-1990 — Benin gained its independence from France in 1960 and was then named Dahomey. Colonel Mathieu Kérékou took power of the country in a coup in
• Bishnoi villagers sacrifice their lives to save trees, 1730 1730 — When the Maharajah of Jodhpur ordered soldiers to fell khejri trees in the Bishnoi village of Khejarli for a new palace, 363 villagers — beg
• Black students of Concord, N.C. sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960 1960 — One student sued the owner for physical assault charges, but the judge quickly
• Bolivians end foreign-owned water privatization in Cochabamba ‘Water War’, 2000 1999-2000 — Bolivians end foreign-owned water privatization in Cochabamba ‘Water War’,
• Bolivians successfully oust military regime, 1982 1 September, 1982 to 17 September, 1982 — Bolivians successfully oust military regime, 1982.
• Bolivians win democratic control of the country’s gas reserves, 2003-2005 2003-2005 — Bolivians win democratic control of the country’s gas reserves, 2003-2005.
• 2019 Bougainville independence referendum campaign 2019 — The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by President John Momis and
• Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march), 2000 2000 — Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march),
• Brazilians drive out corrupt President - 1992 1992 — Brazilians drive out corrupt President - 1992.
• Brazilians organize anti-corruption campaign, 2008-2009 March, 2008 to September, 2009 — Brazilians organize anti-corruption campaign, 2008-2009.
• British citizens campaign for the abolition of the slave trade, 1787-1807 1787-1807 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. During the 1700’s, Great Britain
• British citizens protest apartheid South African sports tours (Stop the Seventy 1969-1970 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The world voiced its opposition to
• Burkina Faso protesters remove Blaise Compaore from power, 2014 2014 — In October 2013, Blaise Compaoré had ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years. However, the Constitution would have prevented him from running for Pr
• Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) transport workers strike, 2010 2010 — The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, commonly known in English as Ivory Coast, is a Francophone West African county that plays a key role in trans
• Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963 1962-1963 — Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963.
• Cameroonian women use Anlu for social and political change, 1958-1961 1958-1961 — Within a few weeks of beginning actions, the anlu group aligned itself firmly with the Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP), a pro-Camer
• Campaign for the liberation of the “Suchitoto 13” prisoners in El Salvador, 2007-2008 2007-2008 — After President Antonio Saca’s water-privatization announcement was physically blocked by protesters in Suchitoto, a domestic and internatio

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• Activists in Swaziland campaign for democracy, 2000-2010 2000-2010 — On June 22, 2001, King Mswati issued a decree expanding his powers, including the ability to ban books and newspapers without cause.  O
• Afghan policewomen form human chain to protect women protesters in Kabul, 2009 2009 — When nearly 200 Afghan women marched against the Shia Personal Status Law outside a conservative Shia university in Kabul, about 1000 counte
• Argentine workers campaign for human rights (Semana Roja), 1909 1909 — Many workers also sought the resignation of the police chief, Ramón Falcón,
• Argentines protest Uruguayan paper mills, 2005-2008 2005-2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Argentina and Uruguay have a history
• Atlanta students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960-1961 1960-1961 — The Georgia State Capitol is in Atlanta. As that bill was being considered,
• Austin, TX, U.S. students sit-in for desegregated lunch counters (Austin Movement), 1959-1961 — Time period notes. There were scattered sit-in incidents beginning in spring
• Australian Aboriginal workers strike for fair wages and equality, 1946-1949 1946-1949 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 20th century Australia indigenous
• Mongolians win multi-party democracy, 1989-1990 1989-1990 — Apr 17, 2024 [TRUNC] Mongolian Case Study. Risking Protest; Creation of the
• Bangladesh factory workers protest for higher wages and better working conditions, 2012-2013 2012-2013 — After the Tazreen and Rana Plaza disasters, Bangladesh garment workers and a coalition of unions blockaded Dhaka highways, struck industry-w
• Bangladeshis struggle through noncooperation for political autonomy, 1971 1971 — A 25-day March 1971 non-cooperation campaign by Bengalis of every class — tax refusal, court shutdown, general strike, flag burnings, and Ch
• Bangladeshi garment workers fight for their wages at Tuba Group, 2014 2014 — Tuba Group workers blockaded roads, occupied a market floor, and locked Tuba owner Delwar Hossain in his own office for 18 hours to win May-
• Barcelona citizens general strike for democracy and economic justice, 1951 1951 — Barcelona citizens general strike for democracy and economic justice, 1951
• Barcelona workers win general strike for economic justice, 1919 1919 — The demands of the strikers were the “release of political prisoners, the
• Basotho people demand compensation for Lesotho Dam construction, 2001-2005. 2001-2005 — A 1993 LHDA survey showed that residents were unsatisfied with the amount of compensation to be provided, stating that it did not match the
• Beninese people protest against alleged election fraud, 2011 2011 — In 2011, the Independent Electoral Commission of Benin organized a new electronic voting system for the upcoming presidential election, whic
• Black miners strike in the Northern Rhodesian (Zambia) Copperbelt, 1935 1935 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By 1924, Northern Rhodesia [TRUNC]
• Black Rhodesian railroad workers strike for better pay, 1945 1945 — The Rhodesia Railways African Employees Association (RRAEA) was formed in spring 1944 in response to poor working conditions, and soon grew
• Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the early 1990s the Socialist
• California inmates hunger strike for humane conditions of confinement, 2011 2011 — Reportedly, a few California prisons are continuing to strike (as of November
• California residents campaign to stop aerial pesticide spraying (Stop the Spray), 2007-2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In Fall 2007, the United States [TRUNC]
• Cambodian garment workers protest corporations for “$177” monthly wages, 2014 2014 — While campaigns demanding higher wages for Cambodian garment workers have
• Cameroon airline workers strike for compensation, 2005-2006 2005-2006 — They still, however, were not fully compensated for their time between October and January.   On 12 February 2005, Kamga warned that Ca
• Cameroonian transport workers strike in protest of gas price, 2008 2008 — Economic Justice. Classification. Defense. Group characterization. Members
• Cameroonians general strike for democratic elections, 1991 1991 — Finally, the campaign did see a significant amount of growth. Case Study
• Campact Mass-Membership Model (2004–) 2004- — German online campaigning platform grown from a 2004 protest email list into
• Canadian Quebecois workers general strike for higher wages and job equality, 1972 — Although the strikes did not begin until late March, the leaders began the
• Canadians campaign against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island (Don’t Make a 1969-1971 — Protests arose from Alaskan citizens and American environmental and disarmament
• Central African Republic teachers strike for arrears, 2002 2002 — The teachers demanded that the government pay them nine months of their salaries from the total of twenty-three months in arrears.
• Central African Republic Unions Strike for Democracy 1990-1993 1990-1993 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative [TRUNC] On 4 June, the private sector
• Channel Islanders resist German occupation in WWII, 1941-1945 1941-1945 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Channel Islands, two British

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Lost (75)

• Bangladesh Nationalist Party stages hartals in opposition to government, 2010 2010 — The four-party alliance led by Khaleda Zia and Jamaat-e-Islami called a series of nationwide hartals, sit-ins and rallies from May to Novemb
• Brazilian Indigenous protest construction of Belo Monte Dam on Xingu River 2008-2011 — To ensure that the rights of Brazil’s Amazonian indigenous peoples are [TRUNC]
• British workers general strike to support mine workers, 1926 1926 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The general strike of 1926 in Britain
• California inmates hunger strike to end “gang member” label by prison, 2001-02 2001-2002 — In July 2001, approximately 1,000 male prisoners in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay and Corcoran state prisons in California began a hun
• Cherokee campaign against displacement, 1827-1838 1827-1838 — In addition, the state of Georgia expanded its state laws over the Cherokee
• Chicago students, teachers protest school closings, 2013 2013 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. 21 March 2013 Chicago Public School
• Chinese migrant workers protest for equal civil rights in Xintang, 2011 2011 — On 11 June 2011, migrant workers in Xintang, a majority-migrant area of Guangzhou
• Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989 1989 — On May 17 and 18, one million people protested in Tiananmen Square in support
• Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006 2006 — Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006.
• Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968 1968 — The case could be made that the ‘campaign’ actually extends until Soviet
• Dominicans strike for national economic reform, 2003-2004 2003-2004 — Two 48-hour general strikes in November 2003 and January 2004 against the IMF-backed austerity regime of Hipólito Mejía shut down 90-97% of
• East Germany June 17 1953 Uprising 1953 — On 16-17 June 1953, construction workers in East Berlin struck against a
• El Salvadoran health care workers resist privatization of health industry, 1999-2000 1999-2000 — A multi-union, multi-month strike wave by Salvadoran health workers forced President Francisco Flores to publicly abandon his hospital-priva
• Emelle residents protest Chemical Waste Management hazardous waste landfill, 1978-1995 — Most environmental justice activists and scholars agree that ACE’s campaign
• Florida Gay Rights Activists Boycott Orange Juice, 1977-1980 1977-1980 — She formed the group Save Our Children in 1977 and led an aggressive campaign
• Gambian students protest killing of student and rape of 13-year-old, 2000 2000 — Between 1965 and 1994, The Gambia was ruled over by Sir Dawda Jawara, who had allowed the IMF and World Bank to introduce Structural Adjustm
• Gazans March for the Right to Return to Their Homes, 2018-2019 2018-2019 — (https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/great-march-return-demonstrations-and-israels-military-response).
• German students campaign for democracy, 1966-68 1966-1968 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In [TRUNC] Influences. University
• Gezi Park Protests (2013) 2013 — A 13-day occupation of Istanbul’s Gezi Park in May–June 2013 began as an
• Greek citizens protest austerity package 2011 2011 — '''''''[TRUNC] campaign decreased continuously. Case Study Details. Database’
• Guam teachers strike for wage increase, 1980-81 1980-1981 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1980, the government of Guam [TRUNC]
• Guyanese sugar workers strike 135 days for economic justice, 1977 1977-1978 — Farm workers’ strike. Methods in [TRUNC] The strikers gained support from
• Haitians demand civilian government and democratic elections, 1986-1988 1986-1988 — A 22-month coalition of strikes, boycotts, marches, theatrical mockery, and an attempted self-immolation failed to oust General Henri Namphy
• Hawaiians strike against Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company Limited, 1938 1938 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Hawaiian workers attempting to [TRUNC]
• Hondurans campaign for democracy, 1944 1944 — Inspired by the 1944 overthrows of Hernández Martínez in El Salvador and Ubico in Guatemala, Honduran students and women ran a 1944 march-an
• Hondurans campaign for the return of former President Zelaya, 2009-2011 2009-2011 — After the June 28, 2009 military coup that exiled President Manuel Zelaya, the National Front of Popular Resistance (FNRP) sustained two yea
• Icelanders protest Karahnjukar Hydropower Project, 2000-2006 2000-2006 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In December of 2001, Iceland’s [TRUNC]
• Indian villagers protest Tehri Dam construction, 2001-2002 2000-2002 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1990, the Indian government and
• Iraqis campaign for democracy, 2003-2005 2003 — Iraqi women and men waged a nonviolent pro-democracy campaign from 2003 to 2005. Led by the moderate Shiite religious leader Grand Ayatollah
• Jamaican workers protest sale of Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines, 2010 2010 — A 17-day Jamaican Air Workers Union campaign of picketing, brief strikes, and sit-ins failed to prevent the government’s sale of Air Jamaica

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Ongoing (1)

• Congolese LUCHA launch Fatshimétrie campaign for government accountability, 2019 2019 — From 2019 the DRC citizen movement LUCHA published an annual accountability barometer, Fatshimétrie, that rates the gap between President Ts

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• How to Grow and Sustain Volunteers in Climate Conversations 2025 — Sep 16, 2025 … These interviewees came from a mix of national NGOs, grassroots
• How to Organise about Climate Related Workplace Health and Safety Issues 2023 — This resource, produced by the Australian Services Union in 2023, provides guides, factsheets, and case studies for workers organising aroun
• Lessons from Successful Climate Justice Campaigns in North America 2004-2024 — Jun 12, 2024 … Introduction. What are the ingredients for a successful
• Using Indigenous knowledge to adapt to climate change in Bolivia 2009 — The system is very sophisticated, producing fertile soil, fish stock, animal