Criminalité
Gasarara massacre : harsh verdict in a tense trial
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 8, 2025 – The Bujumbura First Instance Court delivered its verdict on Tuesday, July 8, in the case of the massacre of six people in
Mutwana : exclusion and essure on the sidelines of the village-based elections
SOS Médias Burundi, Rutana, July 4, 2025 – As the elections of councilors for village on Mutwana village approach, located in the Butezi zone of Giharo district, Rutana province, southeastern
Gitega : a young mother ends her husband’s life for infidelity
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 8, 2025 – A family tragedy has rocked the Rurengera village, in the Rwisabe zone of Bugendana district, in central Burundi. Béatrice Ndayikengurukiye, a 33-year-old
Burundi – Mwaro : over 140 cases of gender-based violence in six months, with economic violence leading the way
SOS Médias Burundi Mwaro, July 5, 2025 – Gender-based violence continues to ravage Burundian homes in a heavy silence. In Mwaro province – now part of the current Gitega province
Burundi – impunity in Buhumuza : an elderly man beaten by Imbonerakure after criticizing the government
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, July 5, 2025 – A sexagenarian man was violently attacked by youths affiliated with the ruling party after denouncing electoral fraud. The case outraged the local
14 life sentences, the verdict expected on Tuesday
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 7, 2025 – The First Instance Court of Bujumbura (western Burundi) delivered its closing arguments on Monday, July 7, in the case of the massacre
Gitega : a conflict over theft ends in murder among the Batwa minority group
SOS Mëdias Burundi Gitega, July 7, 2025 – In Gitega (central Burundi), a conflict over the sharing of stolen goods turned tragic within the Batwa community. A quarrel between three
Révérien Ndikuriyo, Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD, suspends exams in Makamba for a political meeting
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, July 3, 2025 – The resit exams scheduled to take place on Thursday in several schools in Makamba district, southern Burundi, were unable to proceed normally.
Bujumbura : journalist Willy Kwizera appears before the prosecutor’s office, but his perpetrators remain at large
SOS Médias Burundi | Bujumbura, July 3, 2025 Journalist Willy Kwizera, of Radio Bonesha FM, appeared on Thursday before the Mukaza prosecutor’s office in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi,
Bujumbura – Gasarara : six people killed in a witch hunt led by Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 2, 2025 – Six people, all members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, were killed on Monday, June 30, 2025, in Gasarara village, in Nyabiraba district,