• 6 killed, hundreds arrested, and priests detained in DRC as the government cracks down on protests
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[quote]Hundreds of people have been arrested in a wide-ranging crackdown in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after fresh protests against the continued rule of President Joseph Kabila. [B]Security forces shot dead at least six people and wounded dozens more as they fired teargas to disperse demonstrations organised by the Catholic church on Sunday.[/B] Among the victims was a woman who had wanted to become a nun, local media reported. The detained include at least a dozen priests and nuns. The protest was the latest in a series since Kabila refused to step down at the end of his mandate in December 2016. Scores of people have been killed in Kinshasa, the capital, and elsewhere across the central African country. [B]The exact number of detentions is unclear but may be as high as 600.[/B] Georges Kapiamba, of the Congolese Association for Access to Justice, [B]said more than 200 people were detained over the weekend[/B] in Kinshasa.[/quote] [url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/23/congo-steps-up-deadly-crackdown-after-more-protests-against-kabila[/url]
Disgusting. I hope at some point in the distant future we can start cracking down on crooked regimes and stop shit like this from happening.
[QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;53074714]Disgusting. I hope at some point in the distant future we can start cracking down on crooked regimes and stop shit like this from happening.[/QUOTE] It probably won't happen while one's in the White House.
[QUOTE=IKTM;53080600]It probably won't happen while one's in the White House.[/QUOTE] I don't think he meant the US specifically, but us as in the whole world.
Get the trebuchet.
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