source: Actualite; Radio Okapi; Kivu Security Tracker; La Prunelle
actor1: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Rubaya
notes: On 12 September 2020, the police shot and killed 4 civilians (all artisanal miners), including at least 1 woman, and injured at least 5 others during an attack in one of the mining sites of Rubaya town (Masisi, Nord-Kivu). The attack occurred during an attempt to remove the miners from the mining site. The incident is also associated with mining conflicts confronting the company that runs the mines and the cooperative of artisanal miners.