This is a list of boycotts.
Past – Miscellaneous Time frame Participants Target Cause Main article References March 1769 Philadelphia merchantsFirst Continental Congress Great Britain Opposition to colonial taxation without representation Continental Association 1848 Milan Austria Austrian state monopolies Five Days of Milan 1880 Irish Land League Charles Boycott(origin of the term boycott) Desired land reform in Ireland 1891 Iranian Shia United Kingdom The Shah's granting of a tobacco monopoly to Britain Tobacco Protest 1891–1950Australian unionists and local residentsLocal publicans and hotels around AustraliaPoor wages and working conditions for staff in hotels and the high cost of alcohol, accommodation and food 1902 Jews in New York City Kosher meat products Price increases causing unaffordability 1902 kosher meat boycott 1904–1906 China United States The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1902, an extension of the original Act of 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1905–1907 Indian National CongressIndian independence movement British Raj Opposition to the partition of Bengal and a desire for Indian economic independence Swadeshi movement 1912 Tunisia Compagnie des tramways de Tunis, all Italian businesses in Tunis Young Tunisians Tunis Tram Boycott 1919 China Japan May Fourth Movement Chinese boycotts of Japanese products 1919–1922Indian National CongressMahatma GandhiBritish RajOpposition to the Rowlett Act and demands for self-ruleNon-cooperation movement 1920 Overalls producers High cost of clothing Overall clothing boycott movement 1927 American Jews Ford Motor Company Antisemitism by Henry Ford in The Dearborn Independent 1930–1934Indian National CongressMahatma GandhiJawaharlal NehruBritish RajDemands for Indian independence Civil disobedience movement March 1933 American Jewish CongressInternational critics of Nazism Nazi Germany Antisemitism in Nazi Germany Anti-Nazi boycott of 1933 April 1933 Nazi GermanyGerman Jews Anti-Nazi boycotts Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses 1941–1951 Iraq Iraqi JewsFarhud 1942–1945Indian National CongressMahatma GandhiJawaharlal NehruBritish RajDemands for Indian independenceQuit India1948Nii Kwabena Bonne IIIKwame NkrumahAssociation of West African Merchants Price inflation 1948 Accra riots 1950 Soviet Union United Nations The UN not recognising the People's Republic of China as 'China' Soviet Union boycott of the United Nations 1955–1968 African Americans Various Racial segregation in the United States Civil Rights MovementMontgomery bus boycott 1961–1983 West Berlin Berlin S-Bahn East German operation of the S-Bahn Berlin S-Bahn United Farm Workers Grapes and lettuce in retail grocery stores Labor disputes Delano grape strike 1960s–1990 Various academics South African universities Apartheid Academic boycott of South Africa Various South African produce Apartheid Disinvestment from South Africa 1966–1987 Various Coors Brewing Company Anti-LGBT hiring practices Discrimination towards minorities and women and anti-unionism Coors strike and boycott Early April 1973 Americans Meat products Increasing prices 1973 meat boycott 1984–1993 INFACT General Electric Production and promotion of nuclear weapons Corporate Accountability International 1988–1994Australian Rainforest Action GroupsCompanies importing rainforest timber from Malaysia to AustraliaPrevention of the destruction of Indigenous owned rainforests 1989–1998 Rainforest Action Network Mitsubishi Rainforest destruction through its forestry activities Boycott Mitsubishi Campaign 1990–1991 African Americans in New York Korean-American businesses Racial tensions Family Red Apple boycott Kim, Claire Jean. "'No Justice, No Peace!": The Politics of Black-Korean Conflict." Trotter Review. (1993): pp. 12-13 1991–1998 Friends of the Lubicon Daishowa Proposed logging of Lubicon Cree territory "Daishowa gives in – Boycott called off", Friends of the Lubicon, June 12, 1998, Retrieved 17 January 2016.1996CDU/CSU Mission: Impossible, Phenomenon and Chick Corea Association of Corea, Tom Cruise, and John Travolta with Scientology, which is not legally recognized in Germany 1990s–2000 Andrew Vachss Thailand Prostitution of children in Thailand Don't! Buy! Thai! 1998–2003 American gun owners ColtSmith & Wesson Colt and Smith & Wesson's cooperation with Bill Clinton's gun control efforts 2001–2002 GreenpeaceFriends of the EarthPeople & Planet Esso/ExxonMobil Esso's climate change denial and lack of investment in renewable energy Stop Esso campaign 2003 US conservatives Various celebrities, such as the Dixie Chicks Celebrity opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush 2005 Association of University Teachers Bar-Ilan UniversityUniversity of Haifa Bar-Ilan's operations in the West BankHaifa's discipline of a lecturer 2005–2006Greenpeace and Sea ShepherdNissui Company, Sealord Tuna, Gorton's SeafoodInvolvement of parent company in whaling 2005–2013 International Labor Rights Fund and others Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Forced labour and child labour on rubber plantations in Liberia Firestone Natural Rubber Company "Stopping Firestone: Getting Rubber to Meet the Road", Foreign Policy In Focus, December 7, 2006 Retrieved October 8, 2017 1 May 2006 Illegal immigrants in the United States US businesses and schools US immigration policyGreat American Boycott 2008 German labor unions Nokia Nokia's closing of a German plant 2008 Stonewall Heinz Heinz's pulling of a commercial featuring two men kissing 2009 Various countries Durban Review Conference Scope of the conference 2010 Various BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill 2010 Various Arizona Racial profiling law 2011 Israelis Tnuva Rising food prices and price gouging Cottage cheese boycott2011Various countriesDurban Review ConferenceConcerns over antiseminitism, racism, and anti-Zionism2013–2020350.orgNumerous Australian banks, universities, and local governmentsDivestment from fossil fuels 2018 Moroccans Bottled water and dairy products Price gouging and corruption 2018 Moroccan boycott 2019 Residents of Louisiana National Football LeagueCBS Sports Negligence in rules enforcement that kept the New Orleans Saints out of Super Bowl LIII 2018 NFC Championship Game 2023Various subredditsRedditReddit's intentions to charge for its API serviceReddit API controversy 2024 Social media users, primarily TikTokers Various celebrities and social media influencers Support for Israel in, or lack of action over, the Gaza war Blockout 2024 2025Dave Portnoy (withdrew), Christian McCaffrey, Cheryl Bosa, Bills MafiaNational Football LeagueFox SportsAlleged match fixing and officiating misconduct in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs, particularly in the 2024 AFC Championship GameSuper Bowl LIX boycott2025VariousAvelo AirlinesAvelo signing an agreement for a long-term charter program flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement2025Roblox players, parents, safety advocates, and other online communitiesRoblox (specifically The Hatch)The Hatch's inclusion of TheOfficialTeddy, who had a history of exposing children to inappropriate topics
Sporting
Event Participants Host nation Cause Main article References 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes from 22 nations German fascism and Nazism People's Olympiad 1938 FIFA World Cup Various South American nations Selection of a second successive World Cup in Europe 1939 International University Games (Vienna)Confédération Internationale des ÉtudiantsGerman annexation of Austria 1956 Summer Olympics Cambodia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, China Suez Crisis, presence of the Soviet Union after the Hungarian Revolution, and the presence of Taiwan 1964 Summer OlympicsChina, North Korea, IndonesiaSuspension of Indonesia GANEFO1966 FIFA World Cup31 Confederation of Africa Football nationsPlay-off qualifications and readmission of apartheid South Africa 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)Soviet Union1973 Chilean coup d'état 1976 Summer Olympics Various African nations Participation of New Zealand, which had sporting contact with apartheid South Africa Sporting boycott of South Africa during the Apartheid era 1980 Summer Olympics United StatesVarious nations Soviet–Afghan War 1980 Summer Olympics boycott 1984 Summer Olympics Warsaw Pact states (except Romania)Cuba 1980 Summer Olympics boycott 1984 Summer Olympics boycottFriendship Games 1986 Commonwealth Games 32 Afro-Asian nations and 10 Caribbean nations The Thatcher Government's attitude towards sporting links with South Africa Sporting boycott of South Africa during the Apartheid era 1988 Summer Olympics North KoreaAlbania, Cuba, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Seychelles Korean conflict 1988 Summer Olympics boycott 1995 South Pacific GamesWestern Samoa, American Samoa, Nauru, NiueFrench nuclear weapons testing in Mururoa2017–18 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 9United States, Canada, Czech Republic, UkraineRussian doping scandal Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Winter OlympicsDiplomats from various countriesChinese human rights issues
Electoral
Ongoing Initiation Participants Target Cause Main article References 1949 Arab League Israel Partition of Palestine Arab League boycott of Israel 1977 Various Nestlé Nestlé's promotion of infant formula over breast milk in developing countries Nestlé boycott 1989 Liverpudlians The Sun The Suns coverage of the Hillsborough disaster 2003 Numerous union organizations, including SINALTRAINAL Coca-Cola Company Anti-union violence in Colombia and environmental degradation in IndiaCriticism of Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants", The Guardian, 24 July 2003, Retrieved 19 July 2017"Boycott Coca-Cola!", Colombia Solidarity Campaign, 1 October 2003, Retrieved 19 July 2017 2005 Various human rights and anti-occupation activists Israel Israeli–Palestinian conflict Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions 2005 Various Muslims worldwide Denmark Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy Economic and social consequences of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy 2008 Opponents of California Proposition 8 Supporters of California Proposition 8 and Utah LDS Church support for Proposition 8 Protests against Proposition 8 supporters 2008Center for Biological DiversityBluefin Tuna fishingOverfishing of Bluefin Tuna, leading to their status as an endangered species 2009 LGBT groups The Salvation Army The Salvation Army's opposition to homosexuality 2010 Canvass for a Cause and other LGBT groups Target Corporation and Best Buy Donations to politician Tom Emmer 2010Boycott BPBPDeepwater Horizon oil spillReactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 2011 LGBT groups Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A's CEO's support of politicians who oppose same-sex marriage Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy 2012PETAAir FranceShipping monkeys to laboratories for experimentation 2013 Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and various others Chevron Corporation Failure to adequately clean up widespread oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon caused by the operations of Texaco, one of Chevron's subsidiaries Lago Agrio oil field Ecuador's Correa calls for Chevron boycott, Agence France Presse, September 17, 2003 Retrieved 22 August 2017