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How international solidarity saved an activist’s life in Burundi

Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa is a thorn in his government’s side, so he needed urgent help from supporters abroad when someone tried to assassinate him.

How international solidarity saved an activist’s life in Burundi
Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa visiting minors detained in prison | IWACU. All rights reserved.
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This article is part of an editorial partnership with the Fund for Global Human Rights.

Amandine Mbonimpa has not forgotten anything about the afternoon of 3 August 2015. That was when her father was shot.