source: Al Akhbar (Mauritania)
actor1: Protesters (Mauritania)
actor2: Military Forces of Mauritania (2019-) Gendarmerie
location: Bassikounou
notes: On 24 December 2021, the Mauritanian gendarmerie opened fire with live ammunition to disperse a sit-in held by residents in Bassikounou (Bassikounou, Hodh Ech Chargi) denouncing the drilling of a well on their lands by a Chinese road construction company. 17 people were arrested and one person was injured. [size=no report]