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The term of the Special Rapporteur on Burundi renewed
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2025 — The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to extend for one year the term of Fortuné Gaétan Zongo, UN Special Rapporteur
Burundi : a 76-year-old man sentenced to a life jail despite lack of evidence in a rape case
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 6, 2025 – Lazare Safari, a disabled man in his seventies, has been detained since 2021 in Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, after being
Photo of the week – Bujumbura : mass arrests of Congolese, fear takes hold in the capital
A climate of fear and uncertainty has taken hold within the Congolese community living in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The cause : a series of searches and arrests
Bujumbura : mass arrests of Congolese, fear takes hold in the capital
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 4, 2025 – A climate of fear and uncertainty has taken hold within the Congolese community living in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The
Four boys rescued from human trafficking between Burundi and Tanzania
SOS Médias BurundiRumonge, October 3, 2025 — Four teenagers from southern Burundi were repatriated on Monday after falling victims to a human trafficking network operating between Burundi and Tanzania. These
Burundi – Cibitoke : farmers evicted under pretext of links to the M23
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 1, 2025 – Since September 21, more than a hundred farming families from the Kaboya and Mbaza sub-villages, Rukana village, in the Rugombo zone, Cibitoke
DRC : Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by a military court
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 1, 2025 – Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, was sentenced to death on Tuesday, September 30, by the Kinshasa High
Masisi : over 70 women raped in MPATI, abandoned by their families
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 29, 2025 – The town of MPATI, located in the Bashali chiefdom, Masisi territory, has been the epicenter of fighting since April 2023 between the
Bujumbura : Congolese targeted in repeated raids
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 30, 2025 – Since last Friday, several Congolese living in different neighborhoods of Burundi’s commercial capital have been targeted by raids carried out by the
Gitega : a police officer shoots a motorcyclist in the city center, anger rises
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 29, 2025 – An incident involving a police officer and a motorcycle taxi rider sparked outrage on Sunday, September 28, 2025, in downtown Gitega, the