"toxic exposure"

#12868165

16 October 2025

A young protester holds a placard reading in Arabic, ''Gabes is crying for help, stop the pollution,'' as others hold a large banner reading ''stop pollution'' during a mass protest that brings together thousands of residents in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025, to protest and demand the dismantling of the units of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT). The mobilization comes after a surge in cases of respiratory problems, poisonings, and illnesses affecting students at a middle school located near the phosphate processing plant, sparking anger among a population exposed to chemical risks for more than fifty years. In 2017, Tunisian authorities promise the gradual dismantling of the polluting units of the Gabes chemical complex following strong protests against pollution. However, this decision is never fully implemented, and the population continues to suffer from massive pollution.

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#12868172

16 October 2025

Protesters wave a large Tunisian flag as they march through the streets while shouting slogans during a mass protest that brings together thousands of residents in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025, to protest and demand the dismantling of the units of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT). The mobilization comes after a surge in cases of respiratory problems, poisonings, and illnesses affecting students at a middle school located near the phosphate processing plant, sparking anger among a population exposed to chemical risks for more than fifty years. In 2017, Tunisian authorities promise the gradual dismantling of the polluting units of the Gabes chemical complex following strong protests against pollution. However, this decision is never fully implemented, and the population continues to suffer from massive pollution.

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#12868184

16 October 2025

Crowds march towards the Tunisian Chemical Group plants (GCT) in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025, to protest and demand the dismantling of the units of the GCT. The mobilization comes after a surge in cases of respiratory problems, poisonings, and illnesses affecting students at a middle school located near the phosphate processing plant, sparking anger among a population exposed to chemical risks for more than fifty years. In 2017, Tunisian authorities promise the gradual dismantling of the polluting units of the Gabes chemical complex following strong protests against pollution. However, this decision is never fully implemented, and the population continues to suffer from massive pollution.

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#12868186

16 October 2025

Men carry an unconscious woman on a motorcycle after riot police fire tear gas at protesters near the Tunisian Chemical Group's plants during a mass protest that brings together thousands of residents in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025, to protest and demand the dismantling of the units of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT). The mobilization comes after a surge in cases of respiratory problems, poisonings, and illnesses affecting students at a middle school located near the phosphate processing plant, sparking anger among a population exposed to chemical risks for more than fifty years. In 2017, Tunisian authorities promise the gradual dismantling of the polluting units of the Gabes chemical complex following strong protests against pollution. However, this decision is never fully implemented, and the population continues to suffer from massive pollution.

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#12868187

16 October 2025

Men carry an unconscious woman on a motorcycle after riot police fire tear gas at protesters near the Tunisian Chemical Group's plants during a mass protest that brings together thousands of residents in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025, to protest and demand the dismantling of the units of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT). The mobilization comes after a surge in cases of respiratory problems, poisonings, and illnesses affecting students at a middle school located near the phosphate processing plant, sparking anger among a population exposed to chemical risks for more than fifty years. In 2017, Tunisian authorities promise the gradual dismantling of the polluting units of the Gabes chemical complex following strong protests against pollution. However, this decision is never fully implemented, and the population continues to suffer from massive pollution.

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#12868171

16 October 2025

Protesters wave a large Tunisian flag as they march through the streets during a mass protest that brings together thousands of residents in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025, to protest and demand the dismantling of the units of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT). The mobilization comes after a surge in cases of respiratory problems, poisonings, and illnesses affecting students at a middle school located near the phosphate processing plant, sparking anger among a population exposed to chemical risks for more than fifty years. In 2017, Tunisian authorities promise the gradual dismantling of the polluting units of the Gabes chemical complex following strong protests against pollution. However, this decision is never fully implemented, and the population continues to suffer from massive pollution.

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#12665427

22 August 2025

Laborers work at a makeshift leather-boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to produce glue, releasing polluted air and harmful chemicals. Although many tanneries are relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, several such informal factories still remain in Hazaribagh.

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#12665428

22 August 2025

Laborers work at a makeshift leather-boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to produce glue, releasing polluted air and harmful chemicals. Although many tanneries are relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, several such informal factories still remain in Hazaribagh.

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#12640891

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640892

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640893

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640894

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640895

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640896

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640897

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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#12640898

13 August 2025

DC Fire and EMS respond to McDonald's at 424 Rhode Island Avenue NE for the report of a substance being sprayed that affects several people in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025. Wednesday afternoon, hazmat and EMS converge at the scene to attend to victims. Witnesses state that bear spray is used, although there is no official confirmation in the immediate stages of the investigation. Individuals affected can be seen in pain.

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