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Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief September 2018 Incidents of Violence in Refugee and IDP Settings Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief September 2018 Incidents of violence in refugee and IDP settings Security Incidents and Access Constraints Africa This monthly digest comprises threats and incidents of Central African Republic violence affecting protection of 04 September 2018 (Date of article): In Bria town, Haute-Kotto IDPs and refugees. It is prefecture, unidentified armed men blocked the humanitarian prepared by Insecurity Insight corridors to internally displaced people (IDP) sites, including PK3 from information available in (largest IDP site) preventing the delivery of drinking water. Source: Le open sources. Réseau des Journalistes pour les Droits de l'Homme (RJDH) All decisions made, on the basis 05 September 2018 (Date of article): In Bria town, Haute-Kotto of, or with consideration to, prefecture, militiamen from the Patriotic Front for the Renaissance in such information remains the the Central African Republic (FPRC) raided all tents of the CEBI church responsibility of their IDP site, claiming that they were looking for anti-Balaka militants, respective organisations. before kidnapping an elderly man. Source: RJDH Editorial team: 06 September 2018: Near Bria town, Haute-Kotto region, clashes Christina Wille, Laurence between Seleka and anti-Balaka militia forces led to at least 9 IDPs Gerhardt and Helen Buck being abducted or killed. Source: ACLED and Centrafrique-Presse Insecurity Insight Nigeria Research team: 04 September (Date of article): In Borno state, in an effort to portray James Naudi the northeast parts of Nigeria as safer, Nigerian authorities have Insecurity Insight ordered 823,000 people internally displaced by Boko Haram and Islamic State to return to dangerous areas which humanitarian Subscribe here to receive organisations are unable to reach. Source: Reuters monthly reports on insecurity affecting the protection of IDPs Sudan and refugees. 12 September 2018: In North Darfur region, near to El Fasher city, a group of three armed herders raped two IDPs aged 15 and 17 who Data from this report is now were working on a farm in the area. The perpetrators were chased available on HDX. away after three hours by other residents of the nearby Zanzam IDP camp. Source: ACLED Suggested citation: Insecurity Insight. 2018. Protection in Uganda Danger Monthly News Brief, 02 September 2018: In Nyumazi town, Northern region, clashes broke September 2018. Switzerland: out between two South Sudanese clans at the Nyumazi refugee camp Insecurity Insight, Aid in Danger leaving 12 injured. Source: ACLED Project. 04 September 2018: In Yumbe district, South Sudanese refugees organised peaceful protests in response to a lack of food rations, Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief - September 2018 Page 1 alleging that they had not received them for two months. Source: ACLED Asia and Pacific Myanmar 31 August 2018: In Namtu township, Kyaukme district, Shan state, in the midst of clashes between several armed groups, members of the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) arrested three villagers from Mongsan IDP camp during a visit to Mongmai village to allegedly check on local cattle. Source: Eleven Myanmar 10 September 2018: In Maungdaw township and district, Rakhine state, around 100 Arakanese residents staged a protest against the ICRC and Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS)’s project of aid delivery to Rohingya people sheltered between fences marking the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, claiming that rations are being supplied to Bengali terrorists. Source: Irrawaddy Nauru 04 September 2018: In an unspecified location, police detained a New Zealander reporter for interviewing a refugee outside a restaurant, claiming that she had breached her visa conditions. They released her after four hours of questioning, and revoked her accreditation of the Pacific Islands Forum, which she was covering at the time. Source: The Guardian Middle-East and North Africa Jordan 08 September 2018 (Date of article): Near Al Husun town, Irbid governorate, residents of the Al Husn Palestinian refugee camp held a sit-in in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) office to protest the reduction of services provided to refugees. Source: Saraya News 13 September 2018: In Rukban area, near the Jordan-Syria-Iraq border, Jordanian authorities closed the only health clinic at the al-Rukban Syrian refugee camp for unknown reasons. Source: SMART News Agency Lebanon 06 September 2018: In al-Wadi area, Sidon city and district, South governorate, a bomb planted by unidentified perpetrators exploded near the residence of a Fatah Movement official and lightly damaged Mieh Mieh refugee camp but caused no casualties. Source: Naharnet 15 September 2018: In Saida city area, South region, a man was shot and killed in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp by unidentified gunmen suspected to be affiliated with fundamentalist Islamic groups in the camp. Source: ACLED 18 September 2018: In Sidon district, South governorate, in the aftermath of the killing of a Palestinian man, schools at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp remained shut. Source: Daily Star Occupied Palestinian Territories 03 September 2018: In West Bank, near Bethlehem city and governorate, unidentified perpetrators threw a bomb toward Israeli soldiers at an unnamed IDP camp. No casualties were reported. Source: Y Net News 03 September 2018: In West Bank, near Bethlehem city and governorate, a large group of Israeli soldiers raided the Dheisheh IDP camp, causing clashes to break out between them and Palestinian youths. Israeli forces fired live ammunition toward the group of Palestinians, injuring a young man in the leg. Source: Ma’an News Agency Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief - September 2018 Page 2 04 September 2018: In Gaza and Ramallah cities, Palestinians held a protest over the decision by the United States to cut all foreign aid to UNRWA. Several Palestinian protesters were injured by Israeli live fire in Gaza. Source: ACLED 06 September 2018: In Gaza, near the Palestine-Israel border, Israeli soldiers continued to subject health workers to teargas canister strikes and live ammunition amid the so-called ‘Great Return March’ protests. Sources: Medical Aid for Palestinians I, Medical Aid for Palestinians II and Neil Sammonds 06 September 2018: In West Bank, a Palestinian youth was injured during clashes that erupted with Israeli forces at the Dheisheh refugee camp. No further details specified. Source: ACLED 16 September 2018: In West Bank, an Israeli army bus allegedly entered the Qalandia refugee camp by accident, leading to residents throwing stones at the bus and injuring three soldiers. Source: ACLED 16 September 2018: In West Bank, Israeli forces fired unspecified gases into the Jenin refugee camp, leaving dozens of Palestinians with breathing difficulties. Source: ACLED 18 September 2018: In West Bank, Israeli forces raided the Qalandia refugee camp, resulting in clashes with residents after a man was hit by bullet fragments in his feet. Source: ACLED Libya 23 September 2018 (Date of article): In Tajura city, Tripolitania region, shelling of unknown origin on a number of housing centres for IDPs left one person injured and several buildings damaged. Source: Libya Observer Syrian Arab Republic 21 September 2018: Near al Salame village, Aleppo governorate, mass demonstrations were held at the Sujjo IDP camp to appeal for international intervention and to raise awareness of an impending military offensive against the wider Idlib region. Source: ACLED 30 September 2018: In Deir Hassan village, Harem district, Idlib governorate, a grenade explosion from an unspecified source killed and wounded an unspecified number of civilians amid a dispute between two families near Al-Bunyam IDP camp. Source: SMART News Agency Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief - September 2018 Page 3 This document is part of the Aid in Danger project. It is published by Insecurity Insight and funded and supported by USAID through Save the Children US. Insecurity Insight is a member of All Aid in Danger reports are available to download on ReliefWeb and on H2H Selective datasets and quick charts are available on HDX Insecurity Insight. 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