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Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists
Published at
11.05.2018
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- killing of protestors
- non state actors
- journalist detained
- women
- protestor(s) detained
- release of HRDs
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- HRD detained
- protest
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- sexual assault
- HRD prosecuted

Deadly crackdown on anti-government protests on New Years eve
Published at
10.01.2018
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- public vilification
- violent protest
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
- journalist detained

4 LUCHA activists released, while 4 HRDs sentenced to prison
Published at
18.10.2017
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted

More than 100 detained during protests, including 15 journalists
Published at
07.09.2017
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- violent protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- non state actors

Violence, arrests and killings as President Kabila clings to power
Published at
20.07.2017
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained

Political deal hangs in the balance as activists languish in DRC jails
Published at
01.02.2017
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- time,place restrictions
- censorship
- access to info. law

Civil society meets to discuss DRC crisis
Published at
23.11.2016
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions

Repression of protests leaves dozens dead in Kinshasa
Published at
22.09.2016
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
Civil society movements continue to be targetted in DRC
Published at
08.07.2016
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification