The use of tear gas and rubber bullets against domestic protesters is reminiscent of the state’s tactics during protests against the system of legally enforced apartheid, which was in place in the country’s southern region until the middle of the last century.
I still find that crazy. I can't believe that protestors aren't able to speak their mind without getting gassed and shot with rubber bullets. It's not just like that in the United States, protestors in France, Hong Kong, and a lot of other countries get the same treatment because they ask for change.