Burundi
U.S. Soldiers Help Prepare Soldiers for Upcoming Deployment
May 18, 2012
[U.S. Africa Command]
Mudubugu, Burundi -
Texas National Guardsmen had the opportunity to share best practices with Burundi soldiers preparing for an upcoming deployment during a visit to Mudubugu, Burundi, March 26-April 6, 2012….
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Vice-Minister for Civil Protection At UNSAC Meeting
May 15, 2012
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The Interior Vice-minister for Civil Protection and Fire Services, Eugénio Laborinho, travelled on Monday to Bujumbura city in Burundi to attend the 34th ministerial meeting of UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC)….
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U.S. Army Africa Chaplain Team Engages With Burundi Counterparts
May 14, 2012
[U.S. Africa Command]
Bujumbura -
A two-man traveling contact team visited the Defense Institute for Superior Army Training in Bujumbura, Burundi in May 2012 to work with 16 Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) chaplains and psychologists with a focus on family counseling….
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International Federation of Journalists Slams Life Sentence Against Journalist
May 11, 2012
[IFJ]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the life sentence request by the prosecution against Hassan Ruvakiki a broadcaster in Burundi, who was arrested in November 2011 by security forces following the broadcasting of an interview with a rebel leader….
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Prosecutor Requests Life Imprisonment for Journalist Charged With Terrorism
May 11, 2012
[RSF]
A prosecutor in the eastern city of Cankuzo yesterday requested life imprisonment for journalist Hassan Ruvakuki and 22 other people who are charged with “participating in acts of terrorism” by a new rebel group operating in the east of the country….
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Rape Shame Stings Long After War
May 10, 2012
[RNW Africa]
Bujumbura -
Women in Burundi continue to suffer from the chaos that raged during the country’s 12-year civil war. Since the conflict’s end in 2005, local sexual abuse support centres have attended to over 10,000 rape victims….
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World Bank to Help Improve Public Works and Urban Management
May 10, 2012
[World Bank]
Washington -
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA*) grant of US$ 15 million which will provide additional financing to the Republic of Burundi for the ongoing implementation of its Public Works and Urban Management Project….
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Prosecutor Requests Life Sentence for Journalist
May 9, 2012
[CPJ]
New York -
State prosecutors requested a life sentence today for Burundian radio reporter Hassan Ruvakiki who was imprisoned after airing a November interview with a purported rebel leader, according to news reports….
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Country Partners With Burundi to Fight Crime
May 8, 2012
[New Times]
Police forces of Rwanda and Burundi have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation as a way of eliminating threats of emerging cross-border crimes….
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Effort to Block Report About Political Killings – HRW
May 4, 2012
[HRW]
The Burundian Interior Minister ordered Human Rights Watch to cancel a news conference in the capital, Bujumbura, on May 2, 2012, that was planned to release a report on political violence in Burundi, Human Rights Watch said today. The police also ordered Human Rights Watch to stop distribution of the report…
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