tear gas

The governing Georgian Dream party responded forcefully, police dispersed rallies with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon, adopted repressive laws targeting independent media and NGOs, and arrested opposition leaders and protesters.

The Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered in the capital, Abuja, over the continued detention of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu.

Police shot multiple nonlethal rounds, used tear gas and brought in a fleet of horses in an attempt to push back crowds.

“On multiple occasions, federal officers have also been hit and punched by protesters. ... Rioters have targeted federal officers with fireworks and have thrown bottles, rocks, and tear gas at them.”

Agents have set off tear gas canisters without giving a heads-up to Chicago police.