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Thursday, May 7, 2020

Education in Danger Monthly News Brief, March 2020 - World - ReliefWeb

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Teachers Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested (KKA) and Schools Damaged and Destroyed (DD

Africa

Burkina Faso

13 March 2020: In Djibo, Soum province, presumed JNIM militants ransacked and burned an unnamed school. Source: ACLED1* 16 March 2020: In Samboali village, Kompienga province, presumed JNIM or ISGS militants attacked the village, set fire to the primary school and stole supplies. Source: ACLED1*

Kenya

09 March 2020: In Nairobi city and county, University of Nairobi student demonstrators protesting the death of a student at the hands of campus security guards clashed with police officials and reportedly set fire to a dormitory. Sources: PML Daily, Standard Media I, Standard Media II, The Daily Monitor, The Daily Nation I, The Daily Nation II and The Star

South Africa

11 March 2020: In Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal province, protesting University of KwaZulu-Natal students reportedly set fire to a building on campus. The students were demanding increased student funding, the cancellation of students’ debt, and that indebted students be permitted to enroll. Sources: Eyewitness News, IOL I, IOL II and The Times

Middle East and North Africa

Egypt

18 March 2020: In Cairo, four intellectuals and activists - including a female mathematics professor at the University of Cairo and associate professor of political science at The American University in Cairo - were reportedly arrested by the authorities for carrying out a peaceful protest calling for the release of prisoners amid fears of COVID-19 spreading in Egyptian prisons. Sources: Middle East Eye, World Organisation Against Torture, John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, The Guardian and The New York Times

Libya

10 March 2020: In Al Khums, Al-Marqab a member of the university council at the Almargeb University was kidnapped and killed by unidentified gunmen. Source: ACLED1*

Syrian Arab Republic

01 March 2020: In Bdama town, Idlib governorate, Syrian regime artillery fired shells near Bdama Primary School, damaging the building. Source: SNHR02 March 2020: In Odwan village, Sahl al Rouj area, Idlib governorate, missiles from Russian warplanes struck Odwan Secondary School, damaging the building. Source: SNHRYemen

16 March 2020: In Sanaa, seven female school principals were abducted by Houthi forces. No further information available. Source: Saudi24*

17 March 2020: In Marib city, Ma’rib governorate, a missile of unidentified origin hit an unnamed school, damaging it. Source: CIMP

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