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Click to expand Image Members of the Congolese security forces patrol after dispersing demonstrators during a peaceful march organized by the opposition in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2023. 2023 REUTERS/Justin Makangara (Kinshasa) - Police violently dispersed peaceful protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 20, 2023, arresting dozens of people and seriously injuring at least 30, Human Rights Watch said today. The police said they have opened an investigation into the violence against the protesters and announced that they had arrested three policemen for beating a child. On May 22, President Felix Tshisekedi publicly congratulated the police chief who oversaw the police operations, in which police beat protesters in Ngaba commune and dispersed them with tear gas: "You are a very good citizen, you deserve to rise in rank and you will rise again, you are a true professional," he said. "Bravo for the work you have ....

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