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The Paradox of Tear Gas
Banned in warfare yet routinely used to quell protest at home, tear gas epitomizes the contradictions of modern state violence.
Yesim Yaprak Yildiz is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Cambridge. She has been working as a researcher on human rights and political violence.
Banned in warfare yet routinely used to quell protest at home, tear gas epitomizes the contradictions of modern state violence.