Human Rights

Médias

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

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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

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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).

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

Burundi : associations demand the right to pay tribute at the Kwi Bubu memorial site

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 26, 2025 – Burundian authorities continue to prevent associations defending the rights of Tutsi victims from paying tribute at the Kwi Bubu memorial site in

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Bujumbura : Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana transferred from Mpimba jail to the National Intelligence Service (SNR) cells

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 26, 2025 —Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana was removed on Friday, October 24, from Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, to be held in the cells