i'm betting half of those have fled to neighboring rwanda. -- brian: half of those fled to neighboring rwanda. the journey to those refugee camps can be just as dangerous as staying at home for so many people. reporter: this is her . she's -- this is her new life. home is this refugee camp in southern rwanda. >> some young militia games told us they would kill us because we didn't belong to the ruling party. we have heard that people have been killed in the capital. there are even rumors that the militias are on their way here to kill us. reporter: many people don't even make it this far. guards are set up close to burundi's border, their aim to catch those trying to leave and send them back to villages. gangs will have marched the homes of opposition sympathizers making them targets of attack. the flow of refugees is likely to continue. the u.n. estimates up to 200,000 more people could still arrive . she is not expecting to be able to return home anytime soon. >> i don't know how long i will be here. i will only be able to go once the president withdraws his candidacy for the next el

over 100,000 people have fled randy to neighboring rwanda and tanzania. refugee camps are struggling to cope with the numbers. >> we arrived last night and we still don't have anything to eat. children don't have anything to eat. there's no sanitation here. it is very dirty. even if they gave us containers, we would fetch water. >> health workers say there has also been a cholera outbreak in the cap. for those affected by the unrest, the situation is becoming ever more dire. >> russia has tightened its grip on foreign ngos with a controversial law that would allow -- overwhelmingly approved the bill. it is likely to become law. ngos could be hit with fines and see their employees jailed if they are deemed to be threatening to russia's security. the bill is widely seen as retaliation by moscow for the west's response to the ukraine crisis. >> for some reaction to this new law, she is from amnesty international and moscow. thank you for joining us. how will this new law affects the work that you are doing then amnesty international is doing and moscow. >> t

mostly from rural areas to fled to neighboring rwanda. people living around you there's a family of seven living in this house and they left about three months ago. they could get money on the bus fair. we spoken to several more people. they are still trying to get the money together for the transport. we met the area leader outside the ruling party. he denied this of sending the letters or making threats. the opposition may be writing those letters to make them look back. the protests and the political stand off are not along ethnic lines. the ruling party was once a group, but now include as small number of houthis but there are many houthiss in the opposition party. which was largely along ethnic lines. >> what kind of -- and his governor. is this man is a member of another opposition group. now he is leaving for rwanda in secret. many hope ten years on from the war it's ethnic hate speech won't catch on, but many more feel the threat of both ethnically and politically targeted violence is real. a stand off which has brought football i

reporter: more than 50,000 have chosen to flee to neighboring rwanda and tanzania. around two dozen people have been killed in the clashes and many more injured. the violence has plunged burundi into civil war crisis. host: the philippines say they are launching a criminal investigation after a factory fire killed at least 72 people. a relative of several of the victims claims -- reporter: a rundown district on the northern edge of manila. police said the fire started when sparks from a welding machine near the main entrance set flammable chemicals a light. it has caused workers who could not immediately escape, retreated to the second floor. it has raised questions. translator: there were exit points. the stairs worldwide. why could they not escape? reporter: a search for bodies was suspended because of the heat and structural concerns. on thursday, efforts began again and the authorities allowed this father to enter. translator: i was hoping that if i saw the body i would be able to recognize her. i saw the remains, i could not. no parent can recognize their child

. >>> that's because of these threats that thousands of people have fled to neighboring rwanda and congo. >>> people said there was a family of 7 living in this house and they left two months ago and, they sold sheets and roof of their house to get money. >>> it is from here, you can see some of their clothes and possessions that they left on the floor. we have spoken to several people, they want to leave and they're still trying to get the money together for the transport. >>> we met the area leader, outside the meeting place in a nearby town, he denied that he is sending the letters and making threats. >>> this is a lie, there are no names or signatures. the opposition may be writing them to make him look bad because they fear our popularity >>> whoever wrote them seems to want to create ethnic tension and, the protests and political standoff are not alonged nick lines. >>> there are many thousands of hooties, in opposition. and, another led the group, in the civil war. >>> he told us he's against the third term and says they are in danger, and the president's supporters are trying to

at least nine people have been killed since the protests began and many have fled to neighboring rwanda. anchor: this weekend has seen what may have been the single biggest rescue operation the diteaneathis year. the italian coast guard says it has picked up nearly 7000 risk -- 7000 refugees as they attempted to dangerous crossing africa to europe. anchor: they were plucked from overcrowded vessels. officials covered that is recovered 10 bodies. 1500 people have died this year alone. smugglers are expected to take advantage of good weather and strong sees to get more people across in the next several months. anchor: oureporter met a human smuggler in nigeria to find out how the whole operation works. rerter: a bar in a courtyard -- despite sharia law enforced across the city, fear flows freely and women are chatting with men. prostitution also flourishes in the back room of the building. the bar plus owner prefers to remain anonymous. he is also a people smuggler. >> most of them are forced into it because of economic problems. some of them -- [indiscernible] reporter: the women also di

thousands come from neighboring rwanda afraid the political instability back home will get worse and many more people will die. >> there is violence. so they don't want to fight or be involved in any part of the people, you just have to flee. >> nearby they are worried but reliefved his wife, children and some members of his extended family escapeed. >> i did not feel safe in burundi. i criticized the president and three men threw stones at us and said they would kill us. my family was afraid. >> around the corner she was not physically attacked but threatened. she remembers rwanda in the 1990s. >> if someone tells you that they'll kill you, you have to run away. in 1993 people were killed. it could happen again. >> other countries in east africa have taken refugees from burundi. the u.n. said that thousands have fled. this camp has around 5,000 people. 2,000 of them are children. some say they crossed into rwanda late at night so they wouldn't be seen by people. >> they removed them from another area. so far we're coping. if more come it will get worse. >> thosethe president wanted

. >> thousands have come to neighboring rwanda, afraid the violence will become worse and more will die we don't want to fight or when you don't want to be involved in any part of the people that are in conflict you just have to flee. >> reporter: nearby, worried but relieved his wife, children and some members of his extended family escaped. >> translator: i did not feel safe in burundi. i criticized president nkurunziza at night men attacked and threw stones at us and they said they would attack us. >> reporter: she wasn't physically attacked but she was threatened. she remembers the genocide in burundi and rwanda. >> what can you do when people are trying to kill you you have to run away. people were killed before, it could happen again. >> reporter: the u.n. say thousands have fled. this camp has around 5,000 people 2,000 of them are children. some say they cross into rwanda late at night so they wouldn't be seen by people trying to hurt them. aid workers are worried more are still coming. >> translator: this is meant to be a transient camp. families stay for a few days now we move

let's cross over to our correspondent, who joins from neighboring rwanda. off, do we know who is in control of the capital right now? >> there is no reliable information. we do not know if the coup attempt was successful or not. there is no reliable source. both parties claim to be in power, but president nkurunziza just posted a new message on% twitter writing "i am congratulating the army and police, and congratulating the burundians for their patience." if it is true and they are back, it could give could regain power and maybe mobilize more soldiers. but we have to be careful. the airport was reportedly under rebel control and close. he may have left by car. the state broadcaster in the capital was the last station on air in burundi and became a key factor in the attempt. it is the only station that airs nationwide. if nkurunziza is back, he will try to get full control of that building. i have the impression that for the moment it looks more like the coup attempt has failed. anchor: another sign it might have. nkurunziza, the president, has received im

reporter: and it's because of these threats, he says that thousands of people have fled to neighboring rwandaong go. but the government says it is because of misinformation. a family of seven was living in this house and left about two weeks ago. it is from here you can see some of their clothes and possessions that they left on the floor. we have spoken to several more people who say that they want to leave, but they are still trying to get the money together for the transport. we met the area leader outside of the ruling parties' meeting place. he denied their party sent the letters. >> translator: this is a lie. there are no names or signatures on the letters. the opposition may be writing those letters to make us look bad, because they fear our popularity. >> reporter: whoever wrote the threatening letters seems to want to create ethnic tension. but the protests and the political standoff are not along ethnic lines. the ruling party was once a houthi rebel group, it now includes a small number of tutsis. opposition politician lead another of the largest houthi-rebel groups in the civil wa

says over 35,000 people have fled to neighboring rwanda and the democratic republic of congo and a lot of people are threatened for opposing the third term or they've been threatened because of the ethnicity. a lot of people are concerned that if the peaceful political resolution isn't found soon it will descend into the violence seen during the 13-year civil war that ended in 2005. >>> in knee jeer ya some of the we can rescued from boko haram talk about what happened to them. 275 captives were taken from the camp. three-quarters of them were under 18. some of them said they saw signs of discontent within the armed group. >> translator: they were always complaining that their leader i can't recall his name now, but that their let the record has deceived them in fighting and killing in the name of religion. now the unfaithful were killing them. they don't give them guns and nothing good was happening to them. as such they were not happy with their leaders. we hear them complain every day. >> translator: many of them. >> many of them do? >> yes. some of them do have them. >>> the u.s. a

because of these threats he says that thousands of people mostly from rural areas have fled to neighboring rwandaan't go and they say it's because of miss information and people living here said there was a family of seven living in the house and left about two months ago and sold the sheets from the roof of their house for money for the bus fare to take them to the border and you can see some clothes and possessions they left on the floor. we have spoken to several more people and say they want to leave but still trying to get the money together for the transport. we met the area leader here outside the ruling party's meeting place in a nearby town. he denied of sending the letters or making threats. >> translator: this is a lie. there are no names or signatures on the letters. the opposition may be writing those letters to make us look bad because they fear our popularity. >> reporter: whoever wrote the threatening letters seems to want to create ethnic tension and burundi protest and the political standoff are not along ethnic lines and it was one a houthi rebel group and now it has a small nu

. >> burundi has the same ethnic tensions of its neighbor rwanda, between hutus and tootsis. is there fear that it could plunge the country back into that abyss? >> there is fear that there could be last violence in burundi. that being said, the situation is much different than yesterday afternoon. now you have what seems to be a very pro-democracy coup that will help alleviate violence between the pro-regime fighters and those protesting against the third term. as for the ethnic question, what's interesting is to note that the protesters have always been multiethnic. it's never been one side against the other. now there have been agitators on either side who have argued for the ethnic conflict angle but until this point you have not seen a catalyst to push it towards that kind of violence. i think many analysts myself included are sincerely hoping that the coup and protesters have included on this trajectory. >> you have observed nkurunziza, is he emblem attic for leaders who cannot release their hold on power? >> i've done work in this area for some time and he was definite

says over 35,000 people have fled to neighboring rwanda and the democratic republic of congo and threatened for either opposing the third term or because of their ethnicity. a lot of people in the community and in the diplomatic community are concerned that if a peaceful resolution isn't found soon then burundi will fall into the situation it was this in in 2005. >> protesters say the agreement would be violated if the leader seeks another term of office. >>> xi jinping proceeding stronger ties between their communities, they touched on china's one china policy and taiwan's strong movement. >> the key is that we hope to shelf disputes and jointly seek peace and development. i opponented out that in the past we sought common ground while reserving differences but now we are seeking common ground while respecting differences. >> he remains the most promising candidate for the nationalist party which lost ground last december to a pro-democracy party. >> fighting inside a turkish courthouse. >> how robots are helping stroke victims return to a more normal life. life. >> coming up next. >> do y

but it's important in terms of its neighbor rwanda which has an ethnic mix. but it's important in terms of the democratic republic congo and other countries in the region that have had their share of problems. but these countries have a vested interest in a positive solution. they play a very important role in the peace process in the 1990s, and one hopes that they can play an equally important role in defusing tensions in burundi today. >> i'm sure the next few weeks will give us include. simon adams, thank you for talking to us from new york. >>> now in maiduguri there have been shooting on the outskirts. one man said that he was trapped in an inside an university by gunfire. >>> in afghanistan's capital a number of people have been taken hostage. it's unclear how many are being held by the attackers al jazeera's jennifer glasse has been updating us. she's pretty close to what it's been happening-- >> hello, tony harris live from new york city. we're breaking away for this update right now on last night's deadly amtrak derailment from the national transport

. >> it is because of these threats thousands of people have fled to neighboring rwanda but the congo says it is because of misinformation. >> people told us there was a family of seven living in this house and they left about two months ago they said they sold sheets from the street top of their house to get money for the bus fair. you can see the clothes they left on the floor we have spoke ton several more people, that say they want to leave, but they are still trying to get the money together. >> we met outside the meeting place, in rah nearby town. he denies that they are sending the letters or making threats. >> this is a lie, there are no name or signatures the opposition may be writing them to make them look back, because they fear our popularity whoever wrote the threatening letters seems to want to create ethnic tension. the protests and the political stand off are not allow ethnic lines. the ruling party it now include as small number of houthis but there are also many in the opposition he told us he is against the third term, and says his and his supporters lives are also

in the rural areas over 35,000 people have fled to neighboring rwanda and republic of congo. a lot of people that fled said they are threatened for opposing the third term or their ethnicity. a lot of people in the country and diplomatic community are concerns if the peaceful resolution isn't found soon it will descend into the kind of violence during the 13-year civil war that sended in 2005. >>> in guinea protesters have defined a battle. the leaders of the op pox calling for protests across the country to be held at about the timing of elections. they want local polls to be held before the presidential election scheduled for october. >>> the united states is going to give $45 million to help kenya deal with increasingly difficult refugee crisis. u.s. secretary of state john kerry promised the men to the u.n. refugee agency operations to help about 600,000 refugees. more than half of them are somalis in a karnt that kenyan officials have threatened to close. >> this funding is part of our effort to maintain our long-standing commitment and kenya's long-standing commitment t

thousands have come to neighboring rwanda afraid political instability back home could get worse and will die. >> there is violence when they leave the country and fight so when you don't want to fight or just when you don't want to be involved in any part of the people, you just have to flee. >> reporter: nearby he is worried but relieved his wife children and some members of extended family escaped. >> translator: i did not feel safe in burundi. i criticized president and at night armed men attacked and threw stones at us and said they would kill us as family was traumatized and afraid. >> reporter: around the corner and she wasn't physically attacked but she was threatened. she remembers the genocide in burundi and rwanda in the 1990s. >> translator: if someone tells you they will kill you what can you do? you have to run away. in 1993 people were killed. it could happen again. >> reporter: countries in east africa have taken in refugees from burundi and u.n. says thousands have fled. aid workers says the camp has around 5,000 people 2000 of them are children. some say they crosse

over 100,000 people have fled burundi to neighboring wanda -- rwanda and tanzania. refugee camps are struggling to cope with the numbers. >> we arrived last night and we still don't have anything to eat. our children haven't anywhere to sleep. there's no sanitation here. it is very dirty. even if they gave us containers, we would fetch water. >> health workers say there has also been a cholera outbreak in the camp. for those affected by the unrest, the situation is becoming ever more dire. >> russia has tightened its grip on foreign ngos with a controversial law that would allow authorities to ban organizations considered undesirable. >> legislators overwhelmingly approved the bill. it is likely to become law. ngos could be hit with fines and see their employees jailed if they are deemed to be threatening to russia's security. the bill is widely seen as retaliation by moscow for the west's response to the ukraine crisis. >> for some reaction to this new law, let's go to our guest from amnesty international in moscow. think for joining us. how will this new law affec

says over 35,000 people have fled to the neighboring area of rwanda. they have been threatened for are liking the expand he term. burundi will descent into descend in the kind of violence that ended in 2005. >>> increasingly complex refugee crisis. ings providing for arounds 600,000 refugees. more than half are somalia. >> this funding is part of our effort to maintain our long task commit to be page to proive progressive haifn to refugees. what this money will mean is better schools access to health clirchtion, clean water to drink, will brfer not only the concernan communities who graciously act as hosts. >> china is building a runway on the spratley islands. >> c-2 one of the largest islands in the south china sea. the philippine government controls it, along with eight other islands in the spratleys thrown in jay bill ferdinand markos. thrown into jail. it is the community that is relatively self-sustain being. there is a health center, a school a police station and even an airstrip ands residency three have been living peacefully for many, many ye

100,000 people most of them women and children have now fled burundi and heading to neighboring countries like rwandazinia and is there a refugee crisis of what is going on in burundi? >> it's a crisis directly related to the political situation inside the country. many people started to leave well before the announcement of the third term for him which was on april 25th. those numbers have slowly climbed and i think now they are really climbing quite rapidly. so people are worried about violence intimidation and harassment around the elections and particularly around this third term debate or yeah quandary. >> thank you very much for that and good to get your thoughts and angela speaking to us from sweden and time for the weather and is this typhoon another super typhoon? >> no, it will not reach the category and different place than the other typhoon and with the typhoon season and look at satellite pictures and most are formed further in the pacific and keep away from mainland masses and this didn't but dolphin has and closer inspection passing through guam and no visible eye and the islands outli

that's why these men, women and children are leaving in droves, fleeing to neighboring countries, tanzania, rwandan the democratic republic of congo. people left their family homes with only what they can carry. >> there are always problems on the way. when you leave your house, it is always the thing you need most that you can't take. for example, you cannot take a cow with you. even if you have a little savings on an account, you have no time to take it. we suffer because we have nothing. we left without anything. >> the united nations believes more than 70,000 people have fled the fighting. that number is likely to increase sharply after recent events. this attempted coup could go one of two ways. either the president's troops will defeat the dissenters or vice versa. and some type of order, whether legal, humane or not will be restored. all an too familiar scene for burundians with a high risk of ethnic violence. reports on the ground indicate that at least five soldiers were killed in yesterday's clashes. john, it looks like the coup leader, general nurambai failed to take the key points, as

more than 105,000 have fled to neighboring countries including tanzania and rwanda. >> e.u. ministers are meeting in brussels and the mediterranean migration crisis to top the j n agenda. our senior international correspondent, ben weideman joins us with more on this. >> the social, political situations migrants are fleeing won't change any time soon. so you wonder how european nations might adapt to what really is a new reality. >> yes, errol, the e.u. defense and foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss ways to deal with this crisis which has been building for several years now. they're looking at the possibility of, for instance of some sort of military action against the human traffickers. against the, the boats, the ships, they used. but you know when you go and you speak with the people who are fleeing to europe. it's quickly apparent, obvious, that they're not fleeing because of the services. so to speak. provided by the human traffickers. >> reporter: they arrive on the shores of italy, huddled masses of ethiopians, sudanese, and others, yearning to be fr

rwanda and 20,000 in the democraticdemocratic republic of congo. >> is their help for the people to escape. >> we have programs in the neighboring country.are quickly moving people from a village where about 50,000 refugees are stranded now. i'm talking now on the tanzania side of the border. we are moving people as quickly as we can with ferries and a mountain track so that people can leave and we are moving them to a refugee camp where they can receive proper assistance, health care and other attention. >> that's quite a difficult operation, isn't it? there's only one ferry that you're able to use at the moment, possibly another coming into service that can't be used at night. >> exactly. the current ferry that we're using can only transport up to 600 people. i understand it's over 100 years old, so it's a difficult process, but it's really a priority to move these people, because there is very little in that village and their local health services are overwhelmed so we're trying with a second bolt to move people as quickly as possible. >> once in these camps, they've been through a traumatic experience fleeing the violence the uncerta