source: Madamasr; Amnesty International
actor1: Protesters (Sudan)
actor2: Police Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: 6th October City
notes: On 1 November 2020, Egyptian police forces used batons, water cannons, and conducted arrests to disperse dozens of protesters in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 6th October City (Giza, Giza). The protesters were comprised of refugees from Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia, all of whom gathered after a Sudanese refugee was killed earlier in a financial dispute. The protesters demanded greater protection for refugees. The same day, another protest was also held by dozens of refugees from the same countries outside the home of the Sudanese child in in 6th October City. Police forces intervened and broke up the protest, hitting one child in the head with a gas canister. [size=dozens]