source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2001-2019) Prison Guards
location: Mbuji Mayi
notes: On 1 October 2020, a group of prisoners confronted the prison guards by throwing them stones in the Central prison in Mbuji-Mayi town (Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental). The uprising was in reaction to abuse by prison guards as they forced visitors to bribe them when they brought food to the inmates. The police controlled the situation and arrested 1 guard. [size=no report]