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| Burundians describe lives under siege: self-imposed curfews, a local news media blackout, fears of being jailed or shot, and worries that their country, haunted by memories of a devastating civil war, is veering toward economic collapse. | Burundians describe lives under siege: self-imposed curfews, a local news media blackout, fears of being jailed or shot, and worries that their country, haunted by memories of a devastating civil war, is veering toward economic collapse. |
| Nearly 70 people have died and hundreds have been injured since President Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement on April 25 that he would run for a third term. Months of protests and a failed coup attempt have led more than 127,000 people to flee to neighboring countries. | |
| With legislative elections scheduled for Monday and presidential elections for July 15, The New York Times has been asking Burundians how the upheaval is affecting them. The following is a selection of experiences, edited and condensed for clarity. | With legislative elections scheduled for Monday and presidential elections for July 15, The New York Times has been asking Burundians how the upheaval is affecting them. The following is a selection of experiences, edited and condensed for clarity. |
| Ketty Nivyabandi, 36, a poet, led an all-female street movement in the capital, Bujumbura, after Mr. Nkurunziza announced his plans to run for a third term. | Ketty Nivyabandi, 36, a poet, led an all-female street movement in the capital, Bujumbura, after Mr. Nkurunziza announced his plans to run for a third term. |
| Ms. Nivyabandi and other activists turned off their phones out of fear that the government was monitoring them. Mobile access to social networks like WhatsApp and Facebook was temporarily blocked. Ms. Nivyabandi said the protesters were in danger of being branded coup supporters. | Ms. Nivyabandi and other activists turned off their phones out of fear that the government was monitoring them. Mobile access to social networks like WhatsApp and Facebook was temporarily blocked. Ms. Nivyabandi said the protesters were in danger of being branded coup supporters. |
| Dennis Karera, 33, is the head of the Imbonerakure, the governing party’s youth wing, which has been accused of much of the brutality surrounding the crisis. | Dennis Karera, 33, is the head of the Imbonerakure, the governing party’s youth wing, which has been accused of much of the brutality surrounding the crisis. |
| Peter Nsengigumva, 27, is a student protester at the University of Burundi in Bujumbura, where he says the number of demonstrators has dwindled because of fear of police brutality. | Peter Nsengigumva, 27, is a student protester at the University of Burundi in Bujumbura, where he says the number of demonstrators has dwindled because of fear of police brutality. |
| Teddy Mazina, 43, is a freelance journalist and photographer documenting human rights violations in Burundi. | Teddy Mazina, 43, is a freelance journalist and photographer documenting human rights violations in Burundi. |
| A young woman working at a development organization based in the capital spoke on the condition of anonymity because she feared retribution for publicly criticizing the government. She described self-imposed neighborhood curfews and an economic paralysis that is affecting her family’s ability to buy food and continue working. | A young woman working at a development organization based in the capital spoke on the condition of anonymity because she feared retribution for publicly criticizing the government. She described self-imposed neighborhood curfews and an economic paralysis that is affecting her family’s ability to buy food and continue working. |