Society
Rutana: ten worshipers of the United Methodist Church in detention
A dozen Christians from the United Methodist Church are kept in different prisons since November 20. They keep coming to pray in that congregation while they have been chased away.
Burundi: less than 25% of journalists have had the press card
This Friday, the CNC (National Communication Council) launched the renewal of the press card. However, very few journalists obtained their professional card. The CNC explains some files do not meet
Bubanza: vijana Imbonerakure wapiga mwanaume mmoja hadi kufariki akiwa hospitali
Lionel Nzoyisaba alikuwa akijulikana kama mwizi tarafani Mpanda mkoa wa Bubanza. Alikuwa akiiba simu katika maduka eneo hilo. Usiku wa kuamkia tarehe mosi disemba, Nzoyisaba alisimamishwa na vijana Imbonerakure akitoka
Nyanza-Lac: CNDD-FDD communal secretary and Imbonerakure representative arrested
The presidential party’s communal secretary and the youth league leader in the commune of Nyanza-Lac (province of Makamba, southern Burundi) were arrested this Saturday morning, days after the dismissal of
Burundi: private media increasingly faced with financial problems
Burundian media have been facing financial difficulties for some time. Interns and volunteers are the ones mostly hired for long periods as they’re less demanding in terms of salary. Even
Rutana: a sentence of a fine of 150 thousand Burundi francs imposed on three people
A sentence of a fine of 150,000 Burundi francs per person was imposed on three people, including a prisoner caught having sex. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The prisoner’s partner as
Rumonge: 20 year- imprisonment for a man guilty of murdering his wife
Ernest Havyarimana aka Kabushemeye, 45, was sentenced by the Rumonge High Court (Southwest of the country) to a 20-year principal penal servitude sentence this Wednesday afternoon. The man is convicted
Burundi: journalist Jérémie Misago found and presented to the press
Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, the Burundian police showed journalist Jérémie Misago to the local press. The latter had not given a sign of life since last Saturday,
Rutana: mfungwa alifumaniwa akifanya mapenzi, Mwendeshamashtaka aomba pesa wafungwa
Wafungwa walilazimishwa kulipa kila mmoja franka elfu 20. Ni pesa iliyokusanywa ili kumlipa asivunje siri mwendeshamashtaka wa Rutana (kusini mashariki mwa Burundi). Mwendeshamashtaka alimufumania mfungwa mmoja akifanya mapenzi katika ofisi