Criminalité
Makamba : district offices transformed into propaganda cells for the CNDD-FDD
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, June 2, 2025 – A viral video highlights a worrying trend : district officials are using public premises to campaign for the ruling party. A blatant
Burundi – Agathon Rwasa : “This is not an election, it’s a CNDD-FDD show” – The opposition leader calls for a national conference to avoid authoritarianism
By SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 2, 2025 – As the legislative and district elections approach, Burundi is plunged into a tense political climate marked by mistrust, repression, and a
Kirundo : tortured to death, mutilated, and thrown into the lake – a crime that chills the region
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, June 2, 2025 – A man accused of rape without evidence was beaten in front of local authorities, mutilated, and then found dead on the shores
Two lifeless bodies discovered in Gitega in one week : the population in turmoil
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 2, 2025 – In the space of a few days, two lifeless bodies have been discovered in Gitega province (central Burundi), plunging the population into
Rumonge : two people arrested for alleged rape of minors
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 2, 2025 — Two individuals suspected of raping minors were arrested in Rumonge province, in the southwest of the country. They are Niyokigongwe, 15 years
Giharo : death threats and political pressure target UPRONA party members
SOS Médias Burundi Giharo, May 30, 2025 – A few days before the legislative and district elections scheduled in Burundi, a climate of political terror is taking hold in the
Burunga – “The right to vote confiscated” : strategies to manipulate and intimidate opponents in the run-up to Burundi’s elections
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 30, 2025 – As the election campaign is in full swing in the small east African nation, serious voting rights violations and acts of intimidation
Bukinanyana – Violent clashes in Kibira : at least 12 FLN rebels killed by the Burundian army
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 30, 2025 – A large-scale operation conducted by the Burundi National Defense Forces (FDNB) in the natural forest of Kibira, on the border with Rwanda,
Bujumbura : begging mothers urge electoral candidates to take up their case once elected
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 30, 2025 – Since May 13, various political parties have been crisscrossing the country campaigning for the parliamentary and district council elections. Seeking votes, candidates
Cibitoke : women traders locked up for attending an independent candidate’s rally
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 29 — Just days before the legislative and district elections scheduled for June 5, political tensions are rising in the small east African nation. On