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Kayanza : life jail for three men convicted in a case of a young man killed by two Imbonerakure

Victor Niyonkuru, Lazare Niyongabo and Cyprien Bizimana were sentenced by the Kayanza Court in northern Burundi. He found them guilty of the murder of Philippe Nsabimana. The latter was assassinated

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Burundi-Press : Burundian justice has kept in detention journalist Sandra Muhoza

Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza remains in prison. The Burundian judiciary system did not grant her provisional release as she and her lawyers had requested after her appearance in court last

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Bururi : two soldiers prosecuted for assassination appear before court

1st class Alexandre Bigirimana and 1st class Aristide Akimana, two soldiers serving in the Burundian army, appeared on Tuesday before the military prosecutor’s office in Bururi (southern Burundi). They are

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Burundi-Press: journalist Sandra Muhoza appeared in council chambers

Our colleague appeared this Monday morning before three judges at the Mukaza court in the commercial city Bujumbura. They will decide whether to release him provisionally or not. The decision

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Bujumbura : brief appearance of journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana

Local journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana briefly appeared at the First Instance Court in the commercial city Bujumbura on Thursday. He was given a new appointment for next July. For good

Refugees

Photo of the week : over 100 CNL members seeking asylum in Tanzania

More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled

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Bururi : the case of the Kajondi district high school teacher prosecuted for manslaughter under deliberation

SOS Médias Burundi only learned about it on Monday, even though the trial took place last Tuesday in a public hearing. The public prosecutor requested a sentence of 5 years

Politic

Bubanza : an imbonerakure sentenced to ten years in prison for rape of a minor

The provincial court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Bienvenu Irakoze to 10 years in prison and to pay compensation of 2 million Burundi francs for raping a 12-year-old girl. The

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Bubanza : over 150 inmates released

At least 159 prisoners were released by the minister in charge of justice on Thursday. They were detained at the central prison of Bubanza (west Burundi). Minister Domine Banyankimbona explained

Security

Buganda: a teacher kidnapped

Melchior Ndikumana, teacher at the Ndava-village, village and Ndava zone basic school in Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) was kidnapped during the night from Sunday to Monday. According