Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Opposition Sees Ominous Ethnic Undercurrent in Burundi Violence

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Lionel fled Burundi last month after a tip off from a friendly police officer that he was on a "list," which opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza say the intelligence service compiles of people who are often arrested and sometimes killed. Lionel had attended protests and had spoken out against the government online, but he believes being a member of the Tutsi ethnic minority had put people like him more at risk of being targets. "The government has tried to turn this...

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