Protesters were seeking the release of pro-democracy Congolese activists before police crackdown

Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested 18 protesters in the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday during a demonstration calling for the release of jailed pro-democracy activists. According to UN sources, the protest was against the incarceration of two members of the Struggle for Change (Lucha) group, Fred Bauma and Yves Makwambala, who have…