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VICE Sports World News Roundup: March 28, 2016
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It's Too Dangerous to Openly Protest Against Chad's President, So People Are Using Whistles
Whistling is one of the strategies activists use to protest safely, according to one protest organizer, who says that there isn't any way to protest the government or president "without being beaten or fired on by the police."
At Least 65 Dead After Boko Haram Marauders Lay Waste to Village in Nigeria
The militants opened fire on residents, set fire to houses, and targeted a crowd with suicide bombers near the northeastern city of Maiduguri.
Boko Haram Suspected of Deadly Triple Suicide Bombing on Island in Lake Chad
Around 30 people were reported killed and 80 injured when blasts from three suicide bombers hit the Chadian island of Koulfoua in Lake Chad.
Nigerian Army Raids Boko Haram Camps, Rescuing More than 300 People
Troops successfully raided the militant group's camps in two northeastern villages, where they managed to rescue 338 people, including nearly 200 children.
Suicide Bombers Strike Nigeria, Killing at Least 36 People
The multiple incidents occurred in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, and today's attacks were reportedly carried out by three females aged between 11 and 15.
Boko Haram Video Claims to Show Nigerian Soldier Beheaded as Blasts Hit Near Lake Chad
The militant group released footage that purportedly shows a Nigerian soldier being decapitated on the same day that coordinated explosions killed 37 people.
Northern Nigeria Bans Cars, Bicycles, and Camels to Thwart Boko Haram During Eid
This restriction for the period of Eid celebrations came as the Nigerian army claimed to have rescued 241 women and children as it gains territory from the Islamic State-affiliated group.
Boko Haram Has Forced 1.4 Million West African Children From Their Homes
In just five months, attacks by the militant group Boko Haram have displaced 500,000 children from their homes in northern Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.
Chad’s Former Dictator Threw a Fit During His War Crimes Trial in Senegal
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre had to be carried into court and restrained by masked security guards at the re-start of his trial for crimes against humanity.
Boko Haram Is Escalating Deadly Attacks, Forcing 800,000 People to Flee
A double suicide bombing killed 19 people and wounded 143 on Thursday in northern Cameroon, and attacks by the Islamist militant group are creating hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Boko Haram Massacres 56 in Nigeria Despite Progress Against Terror Group
Officials trumpeted the arrest of 14 Boko Haram suspects across the country over the last two months, just as the insurgency killed 56 people in a village in Borno State.