26 photos that suggest tear gas unites us all
> on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
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 
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