Ten officers were injured when police were attacked by a crowd throwing petrol bombs and missiles in Belfast.
Disorder broke out at about 18:30 GMT on Thursday on Albertbridge Road during a loyalist protest against union flag restrictions at Belfast City Hall.
A car was also set on fire in nearby Templemore Avenue.
A 23-year-old man charged with rioting is due in Belfast Magistrates Court later. A youth aged 16 will appear at a juvenile court later this month.
The disturbances were concentrated on Albertbridge Road, Castlereagh Street and Mountpottinger Street.
Debris was set on fire at the junction of Castlereagh Street and Beersbridge Road and motorists were advised to avoid these areas.
A PSNI spokeswoman said the crowd that attacked police was about 100 strong.
Street demonstrations have been taking place across Northern Ireland since Belfast City Council voted to change its long-standing flag policy on 3 December.
Loyalists are protesting against the decision to fly the union flag at Belfast City Hall on a small number of designated days, rather than all year round.
Some of the demonstrations have resulted in violence, including the attempted murder of a police officer in a petrol bomb attack in east Belfast on 10 December.
Last month, 29 PSNI officers were injured as a result of protest-related violence.
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