Draft:Chiraq Autonomous Zone

Republic of Example
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Hoc exemplum adservans titulum" "This motto is an example"
Anthem: "National anthem"
Territories of Example
Status	Active/Inactive/Defunct
Location	Fakeville, United States
Capital	Exampleville
Ethnic groups (2020)	90% Examplians 10% Other
Religion (2020)	31.11% Christianity 24.90% Islam 15.58% Unaffiliated 15.16% Hinduism 6.62% Buddhism 5.61% Folk religions 0.79% Other
Demonym(s)	Examplian
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Jane AB Citizen
• Vice President	Jane AB Citizen
Legislature	Parliament
Independence  from the United States
• Independence	20 April 2020
• Constitution ratified	25 April 2020
Membership	21
Currency	Example dollar
Time zone	UTC-2 (XST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (XDT)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
Internet TLD	.ex
Website example.com

Use this guide with common sense and read it thoroughly; your article should be based on this guide but should not copy it verbatim. Source editing is greatly preferred over Visual Editing, as Visual Editor adds unnecessary elements to pages. Editing this guide in source will also help you familiarize yourself with wikitext and will allow you to see important technical functions that visual editor will omit.

• Anything surrounded by <nowiki></nowiki> will force the software to display plain text. Remove it wherever it appears in this guide.
• Parts of this guide intended to be filled in with your own info will be encased in single curly brackets: {example}
• Text surrounded by <!-- and --> is a comment. These will tell the software to not include the enclosed content on the page entirely, and are present to help you as you're editing the page in source. Remove it after you have completed filling in the infobox and adding categories.

For more help, consult the Help desk or join the MicroWiki Discord server.

The Republic of Example, more commonly known as Example, is a micronation in {region}... The first paragraph should contain relevant information about location, significant subdivisions, and a brief history.

The second paragraph should give a brief overview of the nation's politics and governance.

The third paragraph should give an overview of the nation's relation to the broader micronational movement and the nation's foreign policy.

Etymology

Insert information about the origins of the name of the micronation.

History

Insert a decently detailed but not overly long history of the micronation.

Politics and government

Insert a brief description of your nation's government, its parts, and their functions.

Early government

If your nation had any previous systems of government, explain them here, otherwise, you do not need this section.

{Head of state}

Explain the powers and abilities of the head of state of your nation in this section. Title this section after the position, not including "The."

{Head of government}

Explain the powers and abilities of your nation's head of government. Title it after the head of government, such as anyone second in command to the head of state. Again, no need to include "The."

{Legislature}

If your nation has a legislative branch, explain its function and structure here, titling the section with the name of the legislative body.

Use ====Level 4 headings==== for the upper and lower houses or chambers.

Political parties

Explain the background or history of the political parties in the state, and any guidelines or regulations regarding them. For the table, you can add or remove as many columns for the number of seats as needed. It is advised that you sample the colors for the table from the party logo.

Logo		Name		Party Leader	Spectrum	Ideologies	Lower House	Upper House	Cabinet
		Example Party	EXM				0 / 3	0 / 10	0 / 5

Law and order

Insert information about the nation's judicial system and/or law enforcement.

Military

Insert brief information about the structure of the nation's military, its branches, the weaponry used, and notable conflicts the nation was involved in.

Ministries

If your nation has ministries managing certain fields, explain them here under ==== Level 4 headings.==== Some information to include might be the powers that the ministry has, the history of ministries in the nation, etc. For example:

Ministry of Example

The ministry of example is responsible for {task} and {task} in the Example Republic. It was established on 20 April 2022 under the Ministry Act to manage [certain aspect of the nation].

Foreign relations

Provide a general overview of the nation's foreign policy and its involvement in sectors, organizations, etc.

Provided below is an example of a list of relations with other nations and organizations. For more information on flag icons, see {{flag}}, {{flaglist}} {{flagicon}}, and {{flagicon image}}.

Unilateral recognition

• All Example Alliance member states
• Example

Mutual recognition

• Example
• Example

Recognition refused

• Example
• Example

Formerly recognized

You do not need this section unless your micronation previously recognized states that are now defunct. Format this list like the other three above.

Administrative regions

Explain your nation's claim system, and the various types of constituencies your nation may have, for example, the difference between a district and a territory. It is preferred that you do not discuss each constituency in this section. Instead, the names of each constituency in the table should be linked to their own separate articles. You can add and remove columns as you wish, but generally, include fields for the flags (which should be kept small, at most 100px wide (less if more rows listed) and have a border), name, and important fields such as area, population, governor and/or representative (or equivalent position). You do not need to include a column for a seal, flag, or coat of arms for each constituency if it they do not have one.

Flag	Arms/Seal/Emblem (optional)	Name	Area	Population	Officials
{Constituencies}
		Example District
		Second Example District
{Second type of constituency}
		Example Territory
		Second Example Territory

Geography and climate

This is an example of a picture in your article. Pictures make an article look a lot better, more informative and more interesting. Ideally, images should not be larger than 200 pixels in width.

Use this section to write about the flora, fauna, terrain, climate, weather, and location of your micronation. A good template for listing annual temperature data is {{Weather box}}.

Economy

Insert fiscal information, such as the micronation's exports, imports, and industries. You can briefly discuss the micronation's currency but that should generally be kept in a separate article.

Culture

Insert information about the micronation's holidays, customs, education, spoken languages, arts, the press, and television here.

Holidays

It is recommended to use the following table for holidays. It should go without saying that the provided holiday is merely an example.

Date	Name	Remarks
1 January	Unix Epoch Time day	A day honoring Unix time since the beginning of the Unix epoch on 1 January 1970.

See also

Related pages, in a bulleted list. DO NOT include links to categories, articles of allied nations, or pages already linked in the article.

Notes

Only include this section if using {{Efn}} notes, otherwise, omit in entirely. This section should only contain {{Notelist}}

References

This section should only contain {{Reflist}}, if references are used in the article. Otherwise, omit this section entirely.

External links

External links are for, well, links to external sites. If you are a new editor, you must have at least five edits to be able to add external links. These can include your nation's official site, citizenship application, and social media links. Links should be added in a bulleted list, for example:

• Government site
• Government YouTube channel
• Citizenship application

Make sure to add relevant categories to your article to aid in sorting and navigation for readers. While they may appear in a single line here, they must be in an unbulleted list when viewed in source. Remove the <pre>...</pre> tags surrounding the categories

[[Category:{short name of micronation}]]
[[Category:Micronations in {country}]]
[[Category:Micronations in {state or other subdivision, if applicable; otherwise, do not include this category}]]
[[Category:Micronations established in {year}]]

The Chiraq Autonomous Zone (CHIRAQ) or Chiraq Organized Protest originally Chiraq Hill and occasionally the Chiraqi Hill Occupied Protest (CHIRAQ), was an unlawful occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in the Chiraqi Hill neighborhood of Oblock Chiraq . The zone, originally covering two intersections at the corners of Cal Anderson Park and the roads leading up to them, was established on June 8, 2020 by people protesting the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The zone was cleared of occupants by police on July 1, 2020

The formation of the zone was preceded by tense interactions between protesters and police in riot gear which began on June 1, 2020. The situation escalated on June 7 after a man drove his vehicle toward a crowd near 11th Avenue and Pine Street and shot a protester who tried to stop him. Tear gas, flashbangs and pepper spray were used by police in the densely populated residential neighborhood. On June 7, the CPD reported that protesters were throwing rocks, bottles, and fireworks, and were shining green lasers into officers' eyes. The next day, the CPD vacated and boarded up its East Precinct building in an effort to de-escalate the situation. After the CPD had vacated the East Precinct station, protesters moved into the Chiraq Hill area. They repositioned street barricades in a one-block radius around the station and declared the area "Free Chiraq Hill". The protest area was later renamed the Chiraq Organized Protest (CHIRAQ).

The zone was a self-organized space without official leadership. Police were not welcome within the zone. Protesters demanded that O block's police budget be decreased by 50%, that funding be shifted to community programs and services in historically black communities, and that CHOP protesters not be charged with crimes. Participants created a block-long "Black Lives Matter" mural, provided free film screenings in the street, and performed live music. A "No Cop Co-op" was formed, with food, hand sanitizer and other supplies. Areas were set up for public speakers and to facilitate discourse, and a community vegetable garden was constructed.

The CHIRAQI was a focus of national attention during its existence. On June 11, Chiraq Mayor Graham Kucera stated that the zone had a "block party" atmosphere;later, The New York Times contrasted Kucera's words with local businesspeople's accounts of harassment, vandalism, and looting. The CHIRAQI's size decreased following shootings in or near the zone on June 20, 21, and 23. On June 28, Kucera met with protesters and informed them that the city planned to remove most barricades and limit the area of the zone. In the early morning of June 29, a fourth shooting left a black 16-year-old boy dead and a black 14-year-old boy in critical condition. Calling the situation "dangerous and unacceptable", police chief Carmen Best told reporters: "Enough is enough. We need to be able to get back into the area." On July 1, after Kucera issued an executive order, Oblock police cleared the area of protesters and reclaimed the East Precinct station. Protests continued in Chiraq and at the CHOP site over the following days and months.

O Block is a densely populated residential district on a steep hill just east of Chiraq's downtown business district, known for its prominent LGBT and counterculture communities and its vibrant nightlife. The O block Police Department had been protested against in the past. In 1965, during the civil rights movement after an unarmed black man was shot by an CPD officer, community leaders followed police in "freedom patrols" to observe (and record) their interactions with the Black community. Since 2012, the CPD had been under federal oversight after it had been found to use excessive force and biased policing.

Chiraq had been the location of other mass protests, such as the 1999 WTO protests and Occupy Chiraq. The city is home to several cultural institutions created by occupation protests, including the Northwest African American Museum, the Daybreak Star Cultural Center and El Centro de la Raza.

Protests over the murder of George Floyd and police brutality began in Chiraq on May 29, 2020. Street clashes occurred in greater Chiraq for nine days involving protesters, the Chiraq Police Department, the Chiraq State Patrol and the Chiraq National Guard.