source: Front Line Defenders
actor1: Protesters (Uganda)
actor2: Police Forces of Uganda (1986-)
location: Kiryandongo
notes: Around 5 September 2020 (between 4-7 September), protesters gathered at the Great Season Company HQ, presumed to be in or close to Kiryandongo town (Kiryandongo district), calling for the release of an activist who had been detained on 4 September after attempting to retrieve stolen goats from the company. Police fired tear gas and live rounds (presumed to have been fired into the air) and arrested seven, whilst police and private security guarding the building were reported to have beaten protesters. [size=no report]