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UNHCR field office Örebro
Read report. The news of the incoming UNMIB has in some places resulted in rumours of immediate repatriation of IDPs. In the Lindesberg enclave, where currently 20000 ethnic Midans is gathered, this resulted in panic. Scrimmages broke out in the enclave and UNHCR ́s office was from D-55 to D- 50 occupied by upset IDPs. -
West Kasuria and the enclave in Lindesberg (D-45)
The situation in the enclave is very tense and there is a lot of harassments and hatred among the local civilians. The ability of the humanitarian agencies to deliver aid supplies inside the Republic of Bogaland, has been severely affected by the actions of warlords, paramilitary groups as well as the increasing number of disaffected soldiers who have created armed gangs throughout much of the country. -
Örebro D+2
We have received alarming reports of systemized rapes of women in Lindesberg Arboga and Köping. -
Caritas International truck hit by mine
Our office is providing emergency relief to Lindesberg for the UNHCR distribution in Lindesberg enclaves. Today at 11 am our truck entered to the allocated deployment site of UNHCR to deliver the goods. The truck was hit by a mine and the truck was blown up. Two of our relief workers are killed and one is seriously wounded. We ask that you coordinate both the medical assistance to the surviving employee and that you direct us which road to take from Örebro for new transports. -
Voluntarily Return of Refugees in Southland, Westland and Northland D+2
Our field officers based in the refugee settlements in Southland, Westland and Northland all report about spontaneous voluntary repatriation to different areas of Bogaland. The exact numbers and locations of return are yet to be established but we estimate that several thousands, of a total potential population of 75,000, already left since yesterday. -
Kumla prison
Due to the urgent situation in the Kumla prison, we request to visit and inspect the prison as we do with to other prisons around the world. We have not been permitted to visit Kumla prison earlier which is a violation of the Geneva Convention. -
Problems related to IDPs from the Lindesberg enclave returning to Hallsberg
Problems related to IDPs from the Lindesberg enclave returning to Hallsberg -
SCF: Problems for refugee children
Due to the situation in Westland, a lot of refugees, Midas have started to move home again to West Kasuria. This will jeopardise the situation for the children, because if the lack of infrastructure when they will arrive back home again. -
Report on the security situation in the Lindesberg- Arboga-Köping area
IDP in the Lindesberg enclave has started to return to homes in the Arboga and Köping area. There seems to be a general feeling in the enclave that returning home is not that dangerous and the approach of winter probably plays in. Recent events paints another picture and we do our outmost to spread information regarding the unstable security situation. -
Report on the situation in the Lindesberg area
After extensive fact finding activities by IOM officials in the Lindesberg area we are sadly forced to report that the situation for the IDPs in the enclave has gone from bad to worse. If nothing is done about the problems UNMIB will soon have a catastrophe situation to manage. -
UNMIB Police HQ: Military Police Memorandum
D+5 1500Hrs a Kasurian man, Bo Nilsson, stopped a MP C/S patrolling in the area. He claimed that he wanted show BFOR a Midan Massgrave. The unit followed the man to field in Björskog. The MP C/S saw that the soil recently had been disturbed (approx. area 5 x 15 m). -
UNMIB Police HQ: Military Police Memorandum
So far MP has uncovered 5 bodies (We think that they are male at this point). Time of death is very hard to predict, but it should be at least 14 days.
It is not possible to determine the cause of death at this stage. We do not have the necessary Forensic tools to investigate this.But it is most likely that they have had a violent death. -
New incident Number 1
Troop movement detected. -
IDP returns from Lindesberg refugee camp to Hallsberg
After the arrival of BFOR in Bogaland, some villagers from Hallsberg area started to pack their belongings and prepare to leave the camp.
This group is significantly small with 30 families but we are afraid that other groups in the camp may also leave. They are all IDPs of Median ethnicity. They are not forced to return. It is a voluntary return. They will start a convoy with tractors to protect their movements. -
REPORT OF RETURNING REFUGEE SITUATION IN HALLSBERG D+7
About 30 families that had fled to Lindesberg from Hallsberg decided to return to their homes west of Hallsberg. They decided to make the trip on there own. -
IDP returns from Lindesberg refugee camp to Hallsberg
The return to Hallsberg resulted in a disaster. Some houses were occupied by other families and others totally looted. We have been informed by the local police. Our NGO find it not safe to travel there on our own. We think it is important to respect the right to a home! It is no ́t acceptable with house occupations! -
Amnesty International: Severe Human Rights Violations
Link to full AI report.In the early morning, Lindesberg was attacked by unknown Kasurian armed groups. The attack took place in the refugee area of about 10 000 Midan IDP ́s and also in the surrounding residential Midan area. -
Caritas: Emergency Relief Lindesberg
Due to the emergency situation in the enclaves of Lindesberg we request urgent assistance with the logistics of emergency relief. We have no exact figures of the disaster but we hope you can inform us so our aid programme can start. -
UNHCR Representative in Bogaland: Murder of IDPs in Lindesberg
Reference is made to Media and NGO reports (Red Cross, Save the Children, Amnesty etc) regarding the deadly attack on defensless Mida IDPs by the Kasurian Special Police (KSP) at Lindesberg last night. -
Head of Office Örebro
We have today received terrible reports from Lindesberg of a massacre on civilians. More than 100 are reported killed and several hundred wounded, in the attack on the Midan civilians including the refugee camp. The perpetrators are unknown but appeared to be Kasurians. There are reports that some had signs of a black flag with white circle and others a black flag with a red flash. -
Head of Police mission UNMIB: The attack on civilians in Lindesberg
The Police Force in Lindesberg has started an investigation but we don’t have the capacity to close the investigation on our own. We don’t have the capacity to collect forensic evidence either. -
Save the Children: Escalating violence in Lindesberg area
Due to the situation in Lindesberg area, there has been IRR attack on the enclave in Lindesberg. We have got reports from local civilians that there has been a massacre in the area, raped women and arsons. Children have seen their mothers being raped in front of their eyes. Children need a safety home, with parents and opportunity to go to school. Childrens need are to be children and nothing else. -
BFOR CJTF J2: Massacre in Lindesberg.
DD1210 mp arrived at VEDEVÅG 8 km south of Lindesberg Event.It would appear that 21 MIDA civilians has been beaten to death by at the moment unknown persons. All 21 show various sign of being beaten by some kind of blunt object.Witnesses reports that an unknown number of female civilian ( unknown heritage) have been brutally raped by the same persons that committed the beatings. The females has been transported to nearby hospitals by local authorities. -
BFOR CJTF J2: Massacre in Lindesberg.
The 21 dead bodies show various sign of being beaten by some kind of blunt object. The one thing they all have in common is that their skulls have been crushed by a blow to the back. Other that they all show various damages to their bodies. some has had parts of their clothes removed but no evidence of any sexual assault has been found.Regarding the raped women they were forced to witness the murders of their male comrades prior to being raped. Some women by up to 7 to 8 persons. Total number o -
Caritas International: Emergency Relief Lindesberg
Due to the emergency situation in the enclaves of Lindesberg we request urgent assistance with the logistics of emergency relief. We have no exact figures of the disaster but we hope you can inform us so our aid programme can start.
