Sources: BBC
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu lifts the state of emergency in Rivers State and reinstates Governor Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers after six months of federal control imposed during a political crisis and oil pipeline vandalism. 2025-09-17
Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness declares a nationwide state of emergency due to an increase in crime rates in the country. 2022-12-7
Thailand's cabinet agrees to extend a state of emergency until the end of November to contain its COVID-19 outbreak. 2020-10-28
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews extends its state of emergency and state of disaster across the state for the next four weeks until November 8. 2020-10-11
The U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia declare a state of emergency over gas shortages as a result of the Colonial pipeline leak in Shelby County, Alabama. 2016-09-19
2015 Baltimore riots: The Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, rescinds a state of emergency imposed following the riots prompted by the death of Freddie Gray. 2015-05-6
Seven US states declare a state of emergency following heavy storms including Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Oklahoma. 2011-04-28
Protests continue in Syria despite the lifting of the state of emergency law. 2011-04-20
The Government of Ecuador extends a state of emergency initially imposed on September 30 in the 2010 Ecuador crisis. 2010-10-9
Bolivia declares a state of emergency after approximately 25,000 forest fires spread across the country. 2010-08-20