Human Rights
Burundi : the National Communication Council suspends the private media synergy on a 56-month fuel shortage
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 16, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) suspended on Thursday the private media synergy planned by several radio stations and newspapers in the country,
Repression, poverty, propaganda : the Iteka League issues an indictment against the Ndayishimiye regime
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 8, 2025 — When he came to power in June 2020, following the unexpected death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, Évariste Ndayishimiye raised hopes. Hopes
Bujumbura : grey areas surrounding the case of Ruboneka, arrested and rushed to Kinshasa
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2025 – Arrested on Sunday, July 27 in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, by Burundian security services, Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa, an employee of
Jean Bigirimana, missing since 2016, remains a symbol of impunity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 23, 2025 – Nine years to the day after the disappearance of journalist Jean Bigirimana, the Iwacu press group, where Jean was employed, held a
Burundi : Mukaza Court of Appeal declares its jurisdiction is lacking – Sandra Muhoza remains detained despite the expiry of her conviction
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 — SOS Médias Burundi has learned that the Mukaza Court of Appeal, located in the commercial city of Bujumbura, issued its ruling on
Bujumbura: Behind the walls of Mpimba, a wave of solidarity for Sandra Muhoza
SOS Médias Burundi In a rare gesture, a group of journalists visited Sandra Muhoza, imprisoned at Mpimba. Between moral support and tangible aid, this wave of solidarity breaks the silence
Burundi : Ndayishimiye defends the CNDD-FDD victory and calls for a formal denunciation of electoral fraud
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 16, 2025 – As the results of the June 5 district and legislative elections are hotly contested, President Évariste Ndayishimiye is taking a stand. From
Memory under surveillance : representatives of victims of Buta and Kibimba arrested in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 14, 2025 – André Bizoza and Florence Rutamucero, activists in the Buta and Kibimba killings survivors’ associations, were arrested on Friday, June 13, 2025, at
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
Kirundo : growing insecurity, city center residents live in fear
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 29 — A wave of insecurity is hitting central neighborhoods of the city of Kirundo in northern Burundi. During the night of May 28-29, several