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Three were released later that day, but the others remain in detention, accused of \u201cpublic disorder\u201d and \u201cincitement to revolt.\u201d Another activist was arrested today, after he brought food to the detainees and took a photo of his colleagues being transferred from a police jail to the prosecutor\u2019s office.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EThe activists were protesting the AU\u2019s support of the recently concluded \u201cnational dialogue\u201d agreement, which was rejected by most of the opposition and would allow President Joseph Kabila to stay in power past his constitutionally mandated two-term limit at least until April 2018, if not longer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the sit-in, observed by United Nations peacekeepers, police threatened the activists and said they would fire tear gas if they didn\u2019t leave. The activists agreed to leave, and a group of 34 got into a public bus. \u201cTwo police officers on motorbikes blocked the road in front of us while a police jeep parked behind us,\u201d one of the activists told us. \u201cThey asked us to stay in the bus. Some of us managed to get out through the backdoor, but eight of us stayed behind. One of the police officers told us: \u2018Don\u2019t move or I\u2019ll shoot at you.\u2019\u201d The eight were then taken to a police jail.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EThree activists from the youth movement Struggle for Change (LUCHA) who were arrested in Goma last week were released on Saturday, while three others were transferred to the central prison in Goma. During a press conference on Sunday, a police spokesperson said they had caused \u201cpublic disorder and incited revolt.\u201d\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, 26 activists from the Filimbi and LUCHA youth movements have been arrested in Goma and Kinshasa in the past week, with nine remaining in detention.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, in the southern city of Lubumbashi, security forces used tear gas to disperse a meeting of the \u201cRassemblement\u201d opposition coalition, held at the residence of opposition leader Kyungu wa Kumwanza on Saturday. Some opposition members were reportedly wounded and arrested. Also on Saturday, the opposition party Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) created a new political platform called Front for the Respect of the Constitution, and called on Kabila to step down by December 19. 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