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Since leaving the ruling party in September 2015 to join the opposition coalition G7, Kyungu, 78-years-old and\u00a0the founder of the National Union of Federalists of Congo (UNAFEC), has faced repeated harassment from the authorities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/30328\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2016\/2016-11-drc-congo-africa-kyungu-lubumbashi.jpg?itok=XeT7s1xq 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2016\/2016-11-drc-congo-africa-kyungu-lubumbashi.jpg?itok=-3DEpoka 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2016\/2016-11-drc-congo-africa-kyungu-lubumbashi.jpg?itok=-3DEpoka\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022510\u0022 alt=\u0022In the early hours of November 30, unidentified assailants set fire to the house entrance gate of opposition leader Gabriel Kyungu in the southern city of Lubumbashi. \u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EIn the early hours of November 30, unidentified assailants set fire to the house entrance gate of opposition leader Gabriel\u00a0Kyungu\u00a0in the southern city of Lubumbashi.\u00a0\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2016 Private\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u00a0\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EOn November 25, a parliamentary commission was formed to determine whether to strip Kyungu of his political immunity in the face of allegations he insulted President Joseph Kabila in April.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EOn November 19, dozens of unidentified assailants \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/democratic-republic-congo-crisis#blog-296770\u0022\u003Evandalized\u003C\/a\u003E the homes of Mwando Simba, one of the leaders of the G7 opposition coalition, and his son and member of parliament, Christian Mwando, also in Lubumbashi. 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