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Police officers attempt to disperse members of the Civil Society Action Collective chanting slogans in a demonstration calling for free and fair elections Sept. 19 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Newscom/Reuters/Kenny Katombe)

Bishops press for violence-free campaign as Congo crisis escalates

The Democratic Republic of Congo's political and humanitarian situation is tense ahead of December elections as Catholic bishops urge an "electoral campaign devoid of violence."

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