Editor's note: This list is continuously updated because governments around the world continuously tear gas their citizens.

It's looking dystopian out there and around here, everywhere really. In no particular order, these relatively recent AFP photos are from all over the world. You can click on the photo for the context. In every case, the protests got worse as soon as the police cracked down. Tear gas, it seems, doesn't do what they think it does.

1. Istanbul, Turkey

2. Manama, Bahrain

3. West Bank

4. Rustenburg, South Africa

5. Santiago, Chile

6. Montreal, Canada

7. Jakarta, Indonesia

8. Athens, Greece

9. Homs, Syria

10. Cairo, Egypt

11. Oakland, United States

12. Venice, Italy

13. Tunis, Tunisia

14. Bangkok, Thailand

15. Kyiv, Ukraine

16. Dhaka, Bangladesh

17. Asuncion, Paraguay

18. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

19. Jugon les-Lacs, France

20. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

21. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

22. Mexico City, Mexico

23. Kashmir, India

24. Bogota, Colombia

25. Ferguson, United States

26. Hong Kong