Human Rights

Médias

Shock summons: where is the Kenny Claude Nduwimana case heading?

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, 4 December 2025- This Thursday, journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana was summoned without prior notice to the Mukaza prosecutor’s office in the commercial city of Bujumbura, at

Human Rights

Bujumbura : women leaders call for better protection of children until puberty

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 23, 2025- The 6th edition of the High Level Forum of Women Leaders was held in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, and led to

Justice En

Ngozi : Burundian justice persists in illegality to keep journalist Sandra Muhoza behind bars

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, November 20, 2025 — Independent journalist Sandra Muhoza appeared on Wednesday before the Ngozi Court of Appeal, in Butanyerera province in the north of the small

Human Rights

Gitega : a controversial legal case closes for Green Hills pupils

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, November 9, 2025 – All 25 pupils from Green Hills International College in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, arrested in late October in a disciplinary

Governance

Matongo : President Ndayishimiye insults Faustin Ndikumana and compares him to enemies of God

SOS Médias Burundi Matongo, November 7, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again crossed the line. In the district of Matongo, in the province of Butanyerera in the north

Human Rights

Bujumbura : a scandal at the King Khaled University Hospital maternity ward after two newborns are switched

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 30, 2025 – A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, October 28, at the King Khaled Hospital in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. Two women

Human Rights

Burundi : new concerns for Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana, a case in the making?

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 29, 2025 – Since Friday, Kenny Claude Nduwimana has been transferred from Bujumbura Central Prison (Mpimba) to the cells of the National Intelligence Service (SNR).

Governance

Kavumu : a crumbling road stifles humanitarian and economic access

SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, October 28, 2025 – In Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, the road linking the Kavumu refugee camp to the National Road number 13, passing through the towns

Criminalité

Bujumbura : ALUCHOTO raises alarm about violence and ill-treatment of Burundians abroad

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 28, 2025 — In a statement recently released, the Burundian Association for the Fight Against Unemployment and Torture (ALUCHOTO) denounced serious violations of fundamental rights

Criminalité

Burundi : STEB calls for recognition of teachers’ occupational illnesses

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 27, 2025 – On the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, STEB highlighted the vulnerability of teachers to illnesses related to their