source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Gemena
notes: On 13 November 2020, a group of students demonstrated in Gemena town (Gemena, Sud-Ubangui) to show their outrage after a fellow student died in prison due to the lack of medical support. The demonstrators targeted and vandalized the residences of local authorities and other people who they blamed for the incident. The police and the FARDC responded using teargas to disperse the crowd. As they failed, they opened fire against them, resulting in 2 young men killed and 8 injured. Several other demonstrators were arrested. [size=no report]