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Burundi : Murembwe prisoners deprived of flour and forced to buy charcoal at exorbitant prices
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 23, 2026 —Inmates at Murembwe Central Prison, located in the port district of Rumonge, in Burunga province, southwest Burundi, have been facing a shortage of
Burundi : Ndadaye assassinated, justice unfinished, 2027 presidential election contested: Frodebu raises his voice
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 21, 2026 —Thirty-three years after the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, Burundi’s first democratically elected Hutu president, the Sahwanya Frodebu party is still demanding that all
DRC : 27 soldiers sentenced to death for abandoning strategic positions in Uvira
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, October 6, 2026 — Twenty-seven soldiers from the Republican Guard were sentenced to death by a military court sitting in Uvira, South Kivu province (eastern Democratic
Burundi : Rwasa challenges the Supreme Court ruling and reignites battle for control of the CNL
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 25, 2026— Former Hutu rebel leader Agathon Rwasa and three other members of the National Congress for Freedom (CNL)’s former 2019 political bureau are challenging
Ngozi prison : alleged violence, escape threats, and special favors – Colonel Uwamahoro at the heart of prisoners’ anger
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, August 14, 2026 — Inmates at Ngozi Central Prison in Butanyerera Province, northern Burundi, are denouncing a climate of fear and tension that they attribute to
Burundi : a giant undertaking for justice, but magistrates’ demands remain unanswered
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 4, 2026 – The Burundian government intends to undertake a profound transformation of its judicial system. More than 60.5 billion Burundian francs will be invested
Bugendana : 648 Tutsis massacred, 30 years later survivors denounce impunity and demand justice
SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, July 27, 2026—The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the massacre of 648 Tutsis at the Bugendana camp for displaced persons took place on Sunday, July
Rumonge : a man in his forties jailed after investigation launched into alleged sexual assault of a minor
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 21, 2026 — A 40-year-old man has been detained for a week in the police station in Rumonge, Burunga province, after being reported by a
Rwasa faces his destiny : the Supreme Court adjourns the case that could revive his political career
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 16, 2026 – The Supreme Court adjourned the trial between Agathon Rwasa and Nestor Girukwishaka in the dispute over the leadership of the National Congress
Burundi : 407 deaths, 13,000 inmates, and 663 documented violations in a year, warns the Iteka league
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 2, 2026 – In Burundi, the human rights situation has deteriorated further over the past year. In its report covering the June 2025 – May