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Police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters attempting to storm the House of Representatives, prompting the Parliament to delay and eventually cancel the vote on the proposed changes.
2024-08-22

Violent protests occur in Georgia in opposition to a new law regarding foreign agents. Police are reported to be using water cannons and tear gas to control the protesters.
2023-03-7

Belgian police fire tear gas and water cannons after violence broke out at the end of a mass demonstration in Brussels that involved 35,000 people against tougher COVID-19-related measures.
2021-11-21

Migrants at a temporarily closed checkpoint in Kuźnica, Poland, throw stones at Polish border guards, while attempting to destroy the border fence in order to break through the Belarus–Poland border. The guards respond with water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the mob. The Polish ministry accuses the Belarusian military of aiding the attacks along Poland's borders.
2021-11-16

Police in Paris, France, use tear gas and water cannons against pro-Palestinian protesters. This comes a day after a French court banned protests in support of Palestine.
2021-05-15

Sixteen protesters are wounded after police use tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets on pro-democracy protesters near the residence of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok.
2021-02-28

Parisian police fire tear gas and water cannons at protestors and arrest around 105 people on the anniversary of the first yellow vest protests.
2019-11-16

Police clash with Chilean fishermen opposed to a new law said to favour larger companies; Chilean police use tear gas and water cannon to break up demonstrations in Valparaíso.
2012-07-11

Chilean police use water cannon and tear gas to break up a march by thousands of students in the capital Santiago.
2012-03-15

Police use batons, pepper spray, tear gas and water cannon to disrupt activists expressing concern about the safety of a temporary warehouse in Gorleben where nuclear waste is being transported via train from France to Germany. It is thought to be the largest such mobilisation ever.
2010-11-7