Sunday, July 10, 2011

Tear gas used around the world

On June 28, I mentioned the use of tear gas in Greece.  Since that post, these countries also used tear gas on their citizens (with the exception of Israel):

June 29: Cairo, Egypt.

June 30: Santiago, Chile (student protests over tuition and standards).

July 3: Italy (high-speed rail protest).

July 5: India (protest over creation of new state).

July 8: Pakistan (Islamists protest American embassy welcoming gay rights group).

July 9: Malaysia (protest by political opposition).

July 9: Israelis in West Bank.

July 10: Bangladesh (Islamist-imposed strike).

July 10: Turkey (football match).

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