Tear Gas

Indonesia soccer disaster trial starts against five men on charges of negligence

The deadly crowd surge on 1 October 2022, in East Java's Malang city was among the world's worst sporting disasters. 135 people were killed after police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed

Violence, tear gas and a deadly crush: How chaos unfolded at Indonesia's soccer match

Panic broke out at an Indonesian soccer match when police fired tear gas to disperse supporters invading the pitch after Persebaya Surabaya defeated Arema Malang. In the chaos, 125 people died and dozens more were injured

From Hong Kong to Kashmir: The devastating effects of tear gas on our body

While tear gas is, without doubt, a safer option than actual bullets, yet the effects on the body can be quite devastating.

Hong Kong pro-democracy protests escalate as demonstrators attack police with sticks, rods; 36, including 12-year-old, arrested

Hong Kong police drew their guns and fired a warning shot on Sunday night after protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and brought out water cannon trucks for the first time, an escalation in the summer-long protests that have shaken the city’s government and residents.

Kashmir after Article 370: At least 4,000 detained over fears of unrest, most flown out of region, govt sources tell AFP

Thousands of people have been detained in Kashmir over fears of unrest after the Centre scrapped Article 370, government sources told AFP

Venezuela: Two killed as Maduro loyalists block aid convoy with tear gas, bullets; Guaido says president doesn't care for citizens

In the Venezuela border towns of San Antonio and Urena, troops fired rubber rounds at opposition supporters, including lawmakers, who walked toward the frontier waving Venezuelan flags and chanting “freedom”.

Kisan Kranti Yatra: Farmers' march turns violent at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, police use tear gas to disperse protesters

Farmers were stopped near UP-Delhi border and police used water cannons to disperse protesters after a few farmers broke the barricades.

One dead, 50 injured in Bangladesh garment workers strike after police use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protestors

Bangladesh is the world's second-largest garment maker after China. But despite the industry's role in transforming the impoverished nation into a major manufacturing hub, garment workers are some of the lowest paid in the world.

US fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop 150 migrants trying to breach fence in Tijunana; 25 travellers detained

Donald Trump seeks to play star role in Govt shutdown fight, wants $5 billion for border wall as suspense over Mueller probe comes to a boil

We’ve seen this rodeo before. With five weeks to go before the Opposition takes over the US House majority and suspense building over when special counsel Robert Mueller may release his final report on the alleged Russian meddling in Trump’s 2016 campaign - Donald Trump is raising the stakes, sowing chaos and distraction all around as he pushes for $ 5 billion in border wall funding and threatens government shutdown if his foot soldiers don’t deliver.