source: Guinee 7; Africa Guinee; Guinee Matin; Le Lynx
actor1: Rioters (Guinea)
actor2: Police Forces of Guinea (2010-2021)
location: Gaoual
notes: On 22 June 2021, miners demonstrated in Gaoual town, Gaoual-Centre subdivision (Gaoual, Boke) to denounce the continuation of gold mining activity by a particular group of miners in Kounsitel despite the ban of the authorities, and accusing the security forces of allowing some miners to dig the mines in exchange for bribes. They erected barricades and burnt tires on roads. The police and military forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse them, killing two people, and injuring 8 others. Several demonstrators were also arrested. [size=no report]