Uganda: More South Sudanese Refugees Arrested Over Imvepi Riots

Uganda: More South Sudanese Refugees Arrested Over Imvepi Riots

[Independent (Kampala)] Over forty South Sudanese refugees have been arrested and detained in Terego District in connection with Tuesday's riots at Imvepi Refugee Settlement that left offices belonging to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR and police damaged or burnt.

Two shot dead, offices torched over disputed elections in Imvepi refugee settlement

What began as a dispute over the nomination process for the Refugee Welfare Council (RWC) leadership quickly degenerated into full-blown violence, arson, and widespread vandalism

More South Sudanese refugees arrested over imvepi riots

UNHCR offices being set on fire by the protesting refugees in Invepi settlement in Terego district. Terego, Uganda | URN | Over forty South Sudanese refugees have been arrested and detained in Terego District in connection with Tuesday’s riots at Imvepi Refugee Settlement that left offices belonging to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR and police damaged or burnt. The violence followed a dispute over the Refugee Welfare Council elect…

Two Dead as Refugee Unrest Erupts Over Welfare Council Elections in Imvepi

TEREGO, UGANDA — Two suspected male refugees have died and several others have been arrested following violent protests at Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Terego District, where government and humanitarian facilities were set ablaze during a dispute over Refugee Welfare Council (RWC) elections. The unrest occurred on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Imvepi Base Camp in […] The post Two Dead as Refugee Unrest Erupts Over Welfare Council Elections in Imv…