Criminalité
“My motherhood was stolen” : a patient denounces medical negligence with irreversible consequences
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 9, 2025 – In Burundian hospitals, tragedies related to medical negligence often remain unreported, stifled by fear and resignation. Yet, behind these silences, lives are
Gitega : former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni hospitalized in very critical condition
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 9, 2025 – Former Burundian Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, detained at Gitega Central Prison since July 2023, was hospitalized on Thursday morning at Gitega
Giharo : the reign of fear and political impunity
SOS Médias Burundi Giharo, October 9, 2025 – In the Giharo zone, in the Musongati district, violence against members of the Uprona party and law enforcement officers is on the
Cibitoke : new gruesome discoveries, the population demands justice
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 8, 2025 — Two men were found dead Tuesday morning in the villages of Ndava-Village and Ruhagarika, in the district of Bukinanyana, Bujumbura province. These
Rumonge – A young woman found decapitated in Mutambara : her husband actively sought
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 8, 2025 — The lifeless body of Evelyne Mukamariza, 20 years old, was discovered Tuesday morning in her home in Mutambara village, in Rumonge district
Kayanza : a young girl suspected of killing her newborn placed in detention
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, October 7, 2025 — A young girl from Kavumu village, Murima zone, Kayanza district, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, was arrested and hospitalized under police guard
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