Al Arabiya
| Feb 1, 2012
Algerian security forces dispersed a riot on Tuesday by firing water cannons and tear gas at protesters in Cheraga, a suburb of the capital Algiers. The angry residents hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the paramilitary police demanding incr...
Democracy Now!
| Jan 30, 2012
Police have arrested more than 400 Occupy Oakland protesters, as well as a number of journalists, in one of the largest mass arrests since the nationwide Occupy protests began last year. When protesters attempted to convert a vacant building into ...
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Brandon Jourdan
| Jan 29, 2012
Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets, bean bag rounds, and concussion grenades at Occupy Oakland demonstrators on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Al Jazeera English
| Jan 23, 2012
About 2,000 Brazilian police officers in riot gear have forcefully evicted 7,000 residents of a community in Sao Jose dos Campos, about 100km from the city of Sao Paulo. The site, known as 'Pinheirinho,' had been occupied since 2004, and settlers...
— Aug 1, 2012 at 05:33 pm
1 August 2012 Last updated at 13:33 ET PHR urged Bahrain's government to disclose which toxic chemicals its tear-gas canisters contained A US-based...
— Apr 11, 2012 at 12:47 pm
...of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression’. HM/HGH Another Bahraini has died due to asphyxia after inhali...
— Apr 9, 2012 at 07:53 am
— Sep 7, 2012 at 07:30 pm
...in an approved protest, without incident. Friday's protests were the latest attempt by Shia-led anti-government activists to revive an uprising ...
Tear gas, formally known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator, is a possibly lethal chemical weapon that stimulates the corneal nerves in the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even blindness. Common lachrymators include OC, CS, CR, CN, nonivamide, bromoacetone, xylyl bromide and syn-propanethial-S-oxide.
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