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Photo of the week : over 100 CNL members seeking asylum in Tanzania
More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled
Bururi : the case of the Kajondi district high school teacher prosecuted for manslaughter under deliberation
SOS Médias Burundi only learned about it on Monday, even though the trial took place last Tuesday in a public hearing. The public prosecutor requested a sentence of 5 years
Bubanza : an imbonerakure sentenced to ten years in prison for rape of a minor
The provincial court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Bienvenu Irakoze to 10 years in prison and to pay compensation of 2 million Burundi francs for raping a 12-year-old girl. The
Bubanza : over 150 inmates released
At least 159 prisoners were released by the minister in charge of justice on Thursday. They were detained at the central prison of Bubanza (west Burundi). Minister Domine Banyankimbona explained
Buganda: a teacher kidnapped
Melchior Ndikumana, teacher at the Ndava-village, village and Ndava zone basic school in Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) was kidnapped during the night from Sunday to Monday. According
Burundi/Buringa attack : the Iteka league draws a heavier toll than that of the government
On February 25, the RED-Tabara rebel movement based in the DRC claimed responsibility for an armed attack in Buringa. It is in Gihanga district in Bubanza province (western Burundi). While
Gihanga : three police officers arrested in possession of fraudulent goods
Three police officers in a vehicle were arrested and goods in their possession seized by their colleagues. They only stopped the car after warning shots were fired this Sunday evening
Buyengero : an “untouchable” manager of Imbonerakure arrests an ex-FAB retiree
Gordien Nkurunziza, a retired soldier from the former Burundian Armed Forces, was arrested last Saturday by the district police commissioner in Buyengero. It is in the province of Rumonge (southwest
Mbuye (Muramvya): the family of Oscar Mbonihankuye, killed by Imbonerakure for not having participated in community work, is demanding his body
Oscar Mbonihankuye, 60, was arrested, tortured and then thrown into the Mubarazi River by Imbonerakure more than two weeks ago. According to our sources, the incident took place on Musama
Cibitoke: when Imbonerakure military exercises frighten the population
Heavy and light weapons fire was heard this Wednesday on Cishemere hill separating the communes of Buganda and Rugombo, less than 5 kilometers from the provincial capital of Cibitoke (northwest