Israeli soldiers have fired tear gas to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters in Syria as they marched on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

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VIDEO: Tear gas fired at Golan protesters

SAO PAULO — Brazilian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a protest in support of the legalization of marijuana in South America’s biggest city. Six people were detained. A court ruled the Marijuana March in Sao Paulo was illegal. About 1,000 people still showed up for the rally Saturday in the city’s financial heart, saying the march was for freedom of expression and not pro-marijuana. Television images showed riot troops charging toward the protesters when they tried to march down the busy Paulista avenue. Some protesters said police shot rubber bullets at them but that could not be independently confirmed. Read full article > >

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Police use tear gas, detain 6 protesters during pro-marijuana rally in Brazil

Syrian security forces in the capital Damascus use tear gas and batons to disperse the largest reported protests in a month of unrest.

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Clashes at mass protest in Syria

BEIRUT — Syrian riot police clashed with protesters in Damascus on Friday, firing tear gas and beating people with batons, while other demonstrations erupted across the country in a marked expansion of a month-long wave of unrest, witnesses said.

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Syrian day of protest called largest yet

Police in Swaziland use tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters calling for elections in Africa’s last absolute monarchy.

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Swazi police disperse protesters

Security forces countered a rising tide of unrest in Syria on Friday with tear gas, batons and live ammunition.

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Violence Reported in Syrian Protests

Australian police fire tear gas to subdue rioting asylum seekers at the Christmas Island detention centre following days of unrest there.

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Security forces fire tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protesters from central square.

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Bahrain launches crackdown on protesters

Security forces use tear gas and rubber bullets in battles with protesters on the streets of the capital, Manama.

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Security forces use tear gas and rubber bullets in battles with protesters on the streets of the capital, Manama.

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Bahrain suffers day of violence

Protests returned to the seat of Muammar Gaddafi’s power Friday, with protesters taking to the streets of Tripoli after Friday afternoon prayers. They were attacked with tear gas, and the violence appears to be worse in other parts of the country: At…

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Protests Return to Tripoli

Libyan protesters taking to the streets after noon prayers on Friday were met with tear gas as security forces cracked down on rallies against Muammar Gaddafi. In one district of Tripoli, protesters burned Libyan flags and called for Gaddafi’s fall…

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Tear Gas Fired at Protesters

Iran security forces fire tear gas to break up demonstrations by opposition supporters in the capital Tehran.

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Tehran police break up protests

Security forces in the Gulf state of Oman have fired tear gas at protesters on the second day of demonstrations demanding political reform, reports say.

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Police clash with Oman protesters

In the Tunisian capital of Tunis, police fired tear gas to try to disperse hundreds of demonstrators outside the interior ministry on Saturday, just one day after police were forced to clear huge crowds from the streets. The Tunisian protesters are…

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