source: Radio Okapi; AFP; Reuters; 7 Sur 7
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kinshasa
notes: On 24 June 2020, hundreds of UDPS party supporters, many of them motorcycle taxi drivers, demonstrated around the National Assembly in Kinshasa for a second straight day against the proposed changes in the judiciary presented by the FCC party. Some demonstrators, threw stones and petrol bombs, blocked traffic outside the parliament and erected barriers with burning tires to prevent the FCC deputies from accessing the parliament compound. The police first fired warning shots and then used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Overall, 15 policemen and 3 demonstrators were injured and 40 people were arrested. A journalist suffered injuries after being targeted by supporters of the UDPS during the demonstration. [size=hundreds]