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– DRC: Security forces use teargas, live ammunition on protesters at Catholic churches (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 23, 2018

The shooting, beating, and arbitrary arrests of peaceful churchgoers by Congolese security forces violated the rights to freedom of worship, expression, and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch says.
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