source: ProtectDefenders.eu
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kirotshe
notes: On 18 February 2021, a group of people participated in a sit-in outside a general hospital in Kirotshe, groupment of Bweremana (Masisi, Nord-Kivu). They protested about the mismanagement of Kirotshe health zone and the collection of an illegal tax by a company that is involved in the rehabilitation of roads in Masisi territory, CONTRAMAD. During the events, 3 people of an NGO, Jicho La Raiya, were arrested by the PNC. [size=no report]