Mława riot
Photograph of the Mława town centre | |
| Date | 26–27 June 1991 |
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| Location | Mława, Poland |
| Type | Ethnic conflict |
| Cause | Killing of a Polish pedestrian struck along with his companion in a hit-and-run by a Romani male driver |
| Target | Roma residents |
| Property damage | 17 houses of Roma residents seriously damaged, four houses and nine apartments vandalized |
| Arrests | 21 |
| Convicted | 17 |
The Mława riot, or Mława incident, or Mława pogrom (Polish: Pogrom mławski), was a series of violent devastations and looting incidents on 26–27 June 1991, when a group of youth estimated at 200 individuals, including young females, invaded the homes of Roma residents of the Polish town of Mława, causing them to flee. Not a single Roma person was injured in the riot, but the material losses were substantial, affecting up to 40% of residences.
Many perpetrators were arrested on-site; at trial, a number were sentenced to jail. The violence was described as motivated by racism and jealousy. The incident that triggered the riot was the killing of a Polish pedestrian struck, along with his companion, in a hit-and-run by a Romani male driver.