Criminalité
Burunga : violence, arrests, and demands for money—motorcycle taxi riders speak out
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, September 22, 2026—An incident on Monday, September 21, at the Makamba motorcycle stand has reignited questions regarding the relationship between police officers and motorcycle taxi riders
Bubanza : Imbonerakure accused of assaulting citizens and extorting money from them
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 22, 2026—Imbonerakure, members of the youth wing of the CNDD-FDD party, are accused of assaulting several citizens in downtown Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, western Burundi.
Burundi : 3,157 dead, 283 missing, 3,349 arrested… Iteka League accuses the Ndayishimiye regime of perpetuating repression
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026— 3,157 people killed, 283 abducted or missing, 348 cases of torture, and 3,349 arrests deemed arbitrary. In a report covering President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s
Bujumbura : mass arrests among the Banyamulenge, the circle widens around Pastor Jalos Nkunda Kilaya
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026—Following the arrest of several religious leaders from the Banyamulenge community in Bujumbura, the circle of those detained has widened around Pastor Jalos Nkunda
Tensions in Nyangungu following a fire : six people arrested; witchcraft suspected
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 14, 2026— Six individuals are currently held in police custody in Mutaho, located in the district and province of Gitega in central Burundi. They are
Photo of the week-Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna : 30 years after his assassination, his family still seeks justice
Thirty years after the assassination of Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna, the former Archbishop of Gitega in central Burundi, his family continues to demand that the perpetrators be identified and brought to
Bujumbura : Banyamulenge in turmoil, arrests on the rise
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 14, 2026—Several members of the Banyamulenge community have been arrested in recent days in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, by Burundian intelligence services, amid heightened tensions
Nairobi : Burundians caught between tensions and signs of easing
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, September 14, 2026—Tensions remain high among Burundian nationals in Nairobi, where several were dispersed with tear gas on Monday in front of their embassy as they
Bujumbura : Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana violently attacked near his home
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 13, 2026—Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana was violently attacked Sunday evening near his home in the Buterere zone, north of the commercial capital, Bujumbura. Three young
Beaten to death in Makebuko : three suspects arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 12, 2026—Three people are held in police custody in Makebuko, in the district and province of Gitega, after the discovery of the lifeless body of