Tear gas

Russia has been using banned chemical weapons, specifically chloropicrin gas, in battles along the front line in Ukraine to weaken Ukrainian troops' ability to defend their positions and force retreats.

Three suspects, two foreign nationals and one Greek, were detained during a police operation on Saturday morning at the University Campus in Zografou, located to the east of the city center. The operation, primarily targeting the dormitories, was initiated following a series of arson attacks in the area, leading to the destruction of numerous vehicles.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg Saturday joined a banned anti-motorway protest where police had fired tear gas and made arrests the previous day.

Thunberg came as part of a delegation of French, Belgian, Swedish and Spanish activists to the site near the southwestern city of Toulouse.

A new website, Smokescreen - Iraq's Use Of Military-Grade Tear Gas Grenades To Kill Protesters, features a three-dimensional reconstruction of deadly incidents captured on video around Baghdad's Tahrir Square and Jimhouriya Bridge, when Iraqi security forces targeted protesters with Serbian- and Iranian-produced tear gas grenades.

Greece released a video clip on Wednesday it said showed Turkish riot police firing tear gas canisters at the Kastanies border crossing, where thousands of migrants are trying to cross into the European Union.

A meeting between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and opposition party representatives on developments regarding the migrant standoff on the border with Turkey has been postponed, it was announced Wednesday.
It was not clear when the meeting would be rescheduled.

Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in Lebanon's capital on Jan. 19, as heavy rain capped a weekend of rare violence that wounded hundreds.

Medics said 145 people were wounded in the latest clashes, taking the casualty toll to more than 530 in two days.

An Iraqi protester died on Nov. 7 due to a wound caused by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, an Iraqi medical source said.

Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi government to stop the abusive use of tear gas grenades manufactured in Serbia and Bulgaria for combat, after an investigation found they caused the deaths of at least five protesters in as many days.

Hong Kong police on Aug. 12 unveiled water cannon trucks as a new way to combat pro-democracy protesters, after tear gas and rubber bullets failed to stop more than two months of rallies.