"tear gas"

Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters bringing down police barricades protecting the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Hong Kong youth activist Joshua Wong has sent an email on Friday to NonLethal Technologies, a tear gas manufacturer in the US, calling for suspension of the sale of tear gas canisters to Thailand.

Activist and human-rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, one of the leaders of the Ratsadon pro-democracy group, asked all protesters to come “prepared and bring protective gear” to the planned rally at Ratchaprasong intersection at 4pm on Wednesday.

Police denied using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse student-led protesters who were rallying at the Pathumwan intersection on Friday, as shared widely by netizens on social media.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign sent a message out to news organizations Tuesday night, demanding a correction to articles that described security forces' use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the White House on Monday, to allow Trump to cross the street to pose for photos at a church.

HONG KONG - Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse protesters and later arrested over a hundred opposing Beijing's plan to unilaterally impose a sweeping national security law, marking a return to the demonstrations that defined this city last year.

HONG KONG - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marching peacefully in one of several authorized rallies on Sunday were dispersed with tear gas, ending a rare and cherished period of peace in Hong Kong amid half a year of pro-democracy protests.

Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city's parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.

Police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday in central Paris against "yellow vest" protesters demanding French President Emmanuel Macron roll back tax hikes on motor fuel.

IT WAS such a peaceful morning that yellow-shirt leader Sirichai Mai-ngam would never have imagined that any violent act would happen to break such serenity.