Bastek Riots

The Bastek Riots were a series of riots involving the Bastek gay bar and dancehall as in Mistlân, Zuidvis culminating in a single riot on July 19, 1963. The main riot resulted in a violent encounter between the Zuidvis police force, NPD followers, and LGBTQ+ rights activists with Bastek bar patrons. This sparked much-needed attention to the LGBTQ+ rights movement in Doggerland.

Primary Events
In the early evening of July 19, trivia night was being hosted at the Bastek 'underground' gay bar and dancehall in Mistlân. Many attendees were there including equal rights activists, regular patrons, and other LGBTQ+ people. After several hours of fun trivia and partying, a group thought to be the Mistlân metro area police were heard at the door. This was normal at the time for an 'underground' gay bar and they quickly went into raid mode. Couples stopped dancing, drinks were poured out, and those acting "suspiciously in the eyes of the police" were taken to the back. When the "police" were let in, several NPD members instead rushed inside instead and started harassing the patrons. The fight was then taken outside as rocks, bottles, and punches were thrown by both sides. Eventually, city police arrived at the scene in order to break up the riot, resulting in even more violence.

Aftermath
In total 4 people were killed including 1 NPD follower, 2 bar patrons, and a bystander. 14 additional people were severely injured with many more suffering minor injuries. It shocked Doggerland and the rest of the world only 4 years after the similar Stonewall Riots in New York City. The NPD ended up taking 3 bar patrons and 1 activist captive and holding them for ransom in a hideout in Bloca. They were eventually rescued 3 weeks later by an elite police force with the captors being shot dead and the victims were taken for questioning.