source: Al Akhbar (Mauritania)
actor1: Protesters (Mauritania)
actor2: Police Forces of Mauritania (2009-2019)
location: Zouerat
notes: On 29 November 2020, the Mauritanian police dispersed a sit-in held by residents in front of the wilaya of Zouerat (Tiris-Zemmour, Zouerat). Protesters were denouncing the use of cyanide by gold extraction mining companies. Three people were arrested by the police. [size=no report]