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Panama declares a state of emergency in Bocas del Toro Province and temporarily suspends some constitutional rights amid a series of anti-government protests opposing a pension law that has left one person dead and injured at least 30 others, including several police officers.
2025-06-21

Honduran President Xiomara Castro declares a state of emergency in the Colón Department following the death of three policemen in an ambush in Trujillo. The announced objective is to apprehend the perpetrators.
2022-04-24

The Japanese government announces that it will place Tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency from January 21 to February 13 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with the country reporting a record for the second consecutive day of 41,487 new cases of COVID-19.
2022-01-19

The government expands the state of emergency to seven prefectures, including Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Kyoto, as the country surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19.
2021-01-13

A state of emergency is declared in New South Wales, Australia, as a bushfire continues to burn out of control. More than 500 personnel from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Australian Defence Force are tackling the bushfire, which has torn through the Holsworthy Barracks and threatens the suburbs of Sydney.
2018-04-15

The Government of Honduras declares a state of emergency with 3,649 suspected cases of the Zika virus in the past three months.
2016-02-2

A state of emergency is declared in western Burma after clashes between Buddhists and Muslims.
2012-06-10

The King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa declares a three month state of emergency following the 2011 Bahraini protests.
2011-03-15

A prolonged drought in the Amazon region forces Brazil to declare a state of emergency in 25 towns.
2010-10-17