Tear gas

Kosovo's opposition fired tear gas and pepper spray in parliament on Nov. 17 while protesters outside threw stones and paint, in the latest eruption of a long-running protest against agreements made with Serbia.

Turkish police drew criticism on Nov. 12 for firing tear gas and water cannon at a HDP delegation attempting to enter Silvan

Police used water cannon and tear gas to forcefully enter the Gülen-linked Koza İpek Holding’s media headquarters in Istanbul amid protests

A 7-year-old boy has been wounded by a tear gas canister fired by a police officer in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district during a demonstration in protest of the deadly Suruç bombing early this week which left 32 people dead and more than 100 others injured.

The first reports of street violence on Friday afternoon cited a group of 500 so-called “anti-state” activists attacking riot police with clubs and other objects near the “no” rally — incidents, however, that have occurred repeatedly in the past in central Athens.

The 13th Istanbul LGBTI Pride March on June 28 witnessed scenes of joy and fear as police cracked down on participants with tear gas and water cannon. Click through for the photos

The Turkey branch of Amnesty International has sent special tear gas-scented candles to its activists and supporters in a bid to revive Gezi memories and commemorate the second anniversary of the nationwide anti-government uprising. 

Amnesty came up with the project in order to commemorate the second anniversary of the nationwide anti-government Gezi Park protests on May 31. 

Istanbul?s former governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu was fined 10,000 Turkish Liras for accusing a then-17-year-old Dilan Alp of being a member of ?marginal groups? during the May Day protests of 2013, during which she was hit in the head by a tear gas canister shot by the police.

A police officer that gained notoriety for spraying pepper spray at peaceful protesters, including an academic who became known as the ?woman in red? during the outset of the Gezi Park uprising in 2013, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail and ordered to plant 600 trees.

An investigation has been launched into four police officers for sharing footage showing them mocking and firing tear gas canisters at protestors during the Kobane street protests of Oct. 6-7, 2014, in the southeastern Turkish province of ??rnak's Cizre district.