Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest

Reuters
Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest
Reuters
KAGUNGA, Tanzania They are coming in their thousands, a steady stream of men, women and children bearing what few possessions they can carry as they flee their native Burundi and the pro-government militias they fear are bent on death and destruction.
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The Guardian

18 May

Burundi unrest leaves 50000 refugees facing dire conditions in Tanzania

The Guardian
Burundi unrest leaves 50000 refugees facing dire conditions in Tanzania
The Guardian
Burundian refugees gather on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania's Kagunga village. They are awaiting water transport to carry them south to safety. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters ...
Fearful, desperate refugees flee BurundiNews24
7 Burundi refugees die of 'severe diarrhea' in Tanzaniawww.worldbulletin.net
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10 years ago

UNHCR

29 Jun

More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections

Red Cross Blogs
More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
UNHCR (press release)
NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 29, (UNHCR) – More than 6,000 refugees fleeing Burundi have crossed over into Tanzania in the last three days, taking to over 66,000 the total number of refugees who have arrived from its central African ...
What hope in the refugee camp the size of Cambridge?Red Cross Blogs (blog)

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The New Indian Express

26 Jun

127000 Burundians Flee Amid Unrest: UN

The New Indian Express
127000 Burundians Flee Amid Unrest: UN
The New Indian Express
Burundian police remove the mattresses and belongings of student protesters after police moved them from an area where they had been camping out adjacent to the U.S. Embassy, prompting many to flee into the grounds of the embassy, in the capital ...
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman SiddiquiBusiness Recorder (press release) (blog)
More people flee Burundi ahead of next week's elections - UNHCRUNHCR (press release)

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11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: S Sudan refugees flee to Uganda

Thousands of refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan have been crossing the border into neighbouring Uganda, but food is in short supply and basic services lacking.

 

10 years ago

Aljazeera.Com

23 May

Escaping Burundi's unrest

Aljazeera.com
Escaping Burundi's unrest
Aljazeera.com
World Health Organization warns a humanitarian crisis is unfolding as tens of thousands escape the unrest in Burundi. Inside Story | 23 May 2015 04:42 GMT | Humanitarian crises, Africa, Burundi, Refugees. All Social. The World Health Organization warns a ...
300 to 400 new cholera cases per day among Burundians in TanzaniaDAWN.com
Cholera infects 3000 Burundian refugees, UN calls for helpBoston Globe (subscription)
Cholera outbreak claims lives...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Jun

Burundi ready for disputed voting despite nation’s unrest

>Burundi’s national electoral commission dismissed weeks of violence Sunday and said all was ready a day ahead of key polls in the central African nation that the UN warns should be postponed.

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

77 civilians killed in Burundi unrest, says rights activist

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — At least 77 civilians have been killed in clashes with Burundi's security forces since the start of anti-government protests in April, a rights activist said Friday.
Another 1,000 people have been arrested and dozens of prisoners tortured, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, head of the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons, told The Associated Press.
Mbonimpa said his group has representatives across the nation that have been tallying the death toll as...

 

9 years ago

BBC

08 Nov

Scores flee in Burundi before crackdown

People in Burundi are leaving their homes in large numbers ahead of a promised government crackdown.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Cholera hits 3,000 Burundi refugees

More than 3,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania have contracted cholera, the UN says, with hundreds of new cases a day.

 

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