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Human Rights

Burundi: wakili Tony Germain Nkina aachiliwa huru

Kitendo cha kumuachilia huru kilifanyika jumanne hii. Wiki moja iliyopita, mwanaharakati huyo wa Burundi alipatikana bila hatia na mahakama ya rufaa ya Ngozi (kaskazini mwa Burundi) kabla ya uamzi huo

Security

Bujumbura: a policeman shot a man

Olivier Nkeramihigo was shot by a police officer during the night from Friday to Saturday. The incident took place in a bar located in the Ngagara zone in the district

Human Rights

Burundi: lawyer Tony Germain Nkina released

His release took place on Tuesday morning. A week ago, this former Burundian activist was acquitted by the Ngozi Court of Appeal (northern Burundi) before the Ngozi prosecutor’s office objected.

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia): real community recovery for an estimated population of over 5,000 people

More than 300 refugees, including Burundians, testify to community recovery supported by NGOs including Caritas. These refugees, for example, received capital to start a business. To these are added direct

Refugees

Nyarugusu (Tanzania): mpango wa chakula PAM (WFP) uligawa maharagwe yasioweka kutumiwa na wakimbizi

Mwishoni mwa mwezi oktoba, PAM (mpango wa chakula duniani) ulitoa maharagwe ya viwango vibaya kwa wakimbizi katika kambi ya Nyarugusu nchini Tanzania. Wakimbizi walitoa malalamiko kwa HCR na uongozi wa

Health

Muyinga: moshi unaotokana na viripuzi vinavyotumiwa katika migodi ya dhahabu husababisha maradhi ya mapaafu na kifo

Wakaazi wa kijiji cha Kamaramagambo tarafani Butihinda mkoa wa Muyinga (kaskazini mashariki mwa Burundi) wanasema kuwa moshi unaoletwa na viripuzi vinavyotumiwa kuvunja mawe makubwa ndani ya migodi na kusababisha maradhi

Health

Muyinga: smoke from explosives used in gold mines causes fatal lung poisoning

Residents of Kamaramagambo hill in Butihinda commune, Muyinga province (north-eastern Burundi) say they are under threat of the smoke from explosives causing pulmonary poisoning as sounds of explosion disturb pregnant

Economy

Cibitoke: low attendance despite the reopening of the Burundi-Rwanda border

More than two months after the reopening of border posts in the districts of Rugombo, Mabayi and Bukinanyana of the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), there is a low influx

Refugees

Lusenda -Mulongwe: UNHCR donates cash to vulnerable refugees

The concerned persons are roughly 3,250 people. Every individual received one hundred US dollars. They are settled in the camps of Lusenda and Mulongwe on the Fizi territories in the

Refugees

Nyarugusu (Tanzania): the WFP distributed inedible beans to refugees

At the end of October, the WFP (World Food Program) distributed poor quality beans to Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. Refugees approached the UNHCR and the camp administration. A rogatory commission