source: O Pais
actor1: Protesters (Mozambique)
actor2: Police Forces of Mozambique (1990-)
location: Pemba
notes: On August 17, a demonstration was held in Pemba. Demonstrators mounted barricades on the main access road to the city of Pemba to claim fair compensation for their fields that were expropriated to give rise to the construction of the logistics base of Pemba. The protest began peaceably, but became violent when police intervened.