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Cibitoke: distress cries of tortured men heard in the provincial prison of the SNR

Information collected on the reporting site shows that two men are subjected to torture in an SNR (National Intelligence Service) cell in Cibitoke (northwest Burundi). This happened a week ago.

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Buganda: an Imbonerakure killed by a soldier

The incident occurred on Thursday morning at transverse road 4 at Nyamitanga hill, in the commune of Buganda Cibitoke province (north-west of Burundi). A soldier shot an Imbonerakure (member of

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Burundi: wakili Tony Germain Nkina aachiliwa huru

Kitendo cha kumuachilia huru kilifanyika jumanne hii. Wiki moja iliyopita, mwanaharakati huyo wa Burundi alipatikana bila hatia na mahakama ya rufaa ya Ngozi (kaskazini mwa Burundi) kabla ya uamzi huo

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Burundi: lawyer Tony Germain Nkina released

His release took place on Tuesday morning. A week ago, this former Burundian activist was acquitted by the Ngozi Court of Appeal (northern Burundi) before the Ngozi prosecutor’s office objected.

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Muramvya: the provincial prison overcrowded

Built in 1948 with a capacity of 100 people, the central prison of Muramvya (central Burundi) hosts 772 detainees, or more than 700%. This prison overcrowding has a negative impact

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Bururi: four people from the same family in detention

Four people belonging to the same family have been detained since Christmas night in police cells in Bururi (southern Burundi). Three of them are suspected of having tried to free

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Burundi: the Ngozi prosecution opposes the release of lawyer Nkina

The prosecutor at the Ngozi Court of Appeal (northern Burundi) opposed the release of lawyer Tony Germain Nkina on Wednesday. The latter had been acquitted by the Ngozi Court of

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Kirundo: nani kamuuwa Kambayingwe mkimbizi huyo aliyerudi nchini ?

Watu wanne akiwemo katibu wa chama cha CNDD-FDD mkoa wa Kirundo (kaskazini mwa Burundi) na muakilishi wa tawi la vijana wafuasi wa chama tawala ngazi ya mkoa wanatajwa kuhusika katika

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Burundi: lawyer Tony Germain Nkina acquitted

Burundian lawyer and activist Tony Germain Nkina was acquitted on Tuesday morning. The Ngozi Court of Appeal (Northern Burundi) which cleared him also discharged his co-accused Apollinaire Hitimana. Human Rights

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Uganda: mahakama ya ICC inathibitisha kifungo cha miaka 25 dhidi ya raia wa Uganda Dominic Ongwen

Mahakama ya kimataifa ya uhalifu wa kivita ya ICC alhamisi hii iliidhinisha adhadu ya kifungo cha miaka 25 jela kwa kosa la uhalifu wa kivita na dhidi ya binadamu wa