source: La Prunelle; Actualite
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Bukavu
notes: On 10 August 2020, a group of teachers demonstrated in the city of Bukavu (Sud-Kivu) to demand salary rises and against the salary zones system, which fixes different salaries depending on each province. The police fired teargas and used their batons at the teachers to disperse the march, leaving 20 demonstrators injured, 1 of them seriously. The teachers also reported that more than 30 phones stolen by policemen. The march took place the day the classes resumed after the pause imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. [size=at least 20]