M23 Rebels Lock Civilians in Containers

0:00It's March 24th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. A rebel group in eastern Congo has locked civilians, including two journalists, inside metal shipping containers with no light or air. Reporters without borders says the Rwanda backed M23 set up these sales in Goma at the local legislative compound. Their report draws from witness statements, satellite images, and photos taken this year. As many as 80 people crammed into each one, getting minimal food and facing routine beatings. Detainees endured scorching days and freezing nights with some deaths reported. They could leave the containers just once a day and often stayed locked up for weeks. Since M23 sees Goma last year, threats the journalists have spiked, along with strict rules on how media covers the group. The mineral-rich region has seen decades of fighting between government troops and over 100 armed groups. A truce from the United States and Qatar has not stopped the violence. This has displaced 7 million people in a growing humanitarian disaster, as M23 holds

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