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An expert driving a private taxi was stopped by traffic police

On 18.9.2016. Juba. An INGO expert staff member in a private van-type taxi vehicle was stopped by Traffic Police 1.5 kms distance from UN House in Jebel at around 13:30hrs. While the driver was taken out of the car to another location to have cash taken from him, a second person out of uniform appro ...

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IDPs escape from holding facility

On 17.9.2016.Juba. Some IDPs escaped from a holding facility in UN House at around 11:30hrs with the help of others.

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SPLA soldiers stopped 5 water tanks in Jebel

On 16.9.2016. Juba. Five water trucks being stopped by SPLA elements at around 07:00hrs in Jebel junction and ordered to turn back without reasons given.

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Men in uniformed held UN staff along UN House road

On 16.9.2016. Juba. A UN agency female national staff being briefly held by uniformed armed men along the UN House Eastern road. No reasons were given for the detention. No reports of injuries were received.

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National Security close Nation Mirror newspaper in Juba

South Sudan’s National Security Service closed the Nation Mirror daily newspaper in Juba today morning without giving any written reasons, an editor for the newspaper said.Aurelious Simon Chopeee, editor of the Nation Mirror newspaper, confirmed to Radio Tamazuj the closure of the newspaper fo ...

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Government security forces clashed with youth in Rumbek

On 6.9.2016. Rumbek. There was an armed confrontation between government security forces and youth at around 16:00hrs north of the UNMISS base. Reports suggest that the youth fled into the bush afterwards.

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3 children shot dead by a drunk policeman

On 4.9.2016. Kapoeta. A police officer believed to be drunk shot and killed three children and injured others in Kapoeta north at an undetermined time of the day. The incident resulted in relatives of the officer and other residents burning down his house as revenge. Government forces were reportedl ...

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7 Women went missing at the UN protection of Civilian Site

On .4.9.2016.Juba. 7 women gone missing from UN camp in Juba. Wuoi Machar, a leader of the displacement community in South Sudan's capital Juba, says that seven women have gone missing from the camp including two girls and a child on Wednesday after they left the camp t ...

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SPLA soldiers block civilians from taking food to the villages

On 31.8.2016. Lainya. A church leader says some SPLA soldiers are preventing residents of Lainya County, Yei River State, from taking food to their villages, an accusation the army denied.Most of the town residents fled their homes due to insecurity in recent months.The Bishop of the Lainya Diocese ...

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multiple families attacked using panga knives in Lainya

On 29.8.2016. Lainya media reports, there have been multiple nightly attacks on civilians in both Lainya counties committed with knives and pangas. The crimes have been reported to be brutal in nature including incidents of severe beatings, mutilation and in the dumping of bodies along roads.