source: La Prunelle; Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Beni
notes: On 6 January 2021, members of civil society groups like Lucha and Veranda Mutsanga demonstrated in Beni (Beni, Nord-Kivu) and erected barricades with rocks against the insecurity and the inaction of the authorities. They also demanded the release of Lucha activists, arrested during recent demonstrations. The police intervened to disperse the crowd without further incidents. [size=no report]