Today's conviction of 13 activists from the citizen movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) by a military court in Beni is a scandalous attempt to silence critical voices, said Amnesty International. "The conviction of these 13 activists simply for having exercised their right to freedom of peaceful assembly is another scandalous and shameful attempt to suppress dissent in DRC," said Flavia… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/democratic-republic-of-congo-conviction-of-13-youth-activists-is-a-shameful-act-to-suppress-dissent?lang=en