source: La Libre Afrique; RFI
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2001-2019) Republican Guard
location: Mbobero
notes: On 9 December 2020, local residents demonstrated for the second day in Mbobero village (Kabare, Sud-Kivu) and expressed their outrage during the burial of a local civil society leader and Human Rights defender killed by the FARDC (Republican Guard) that week. Some FARDC (Republican Guard) soldiers opened fire to intimidate the crowd. This civil society leader was killed over a land conflict opposing the locals and the family of the former president Joseph Kabila. No fatalities and/or injuries reported. [size=no report]