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Governance

Burundi: IDHB and Acat-Burundi denounce the continued detention of five Burundian activists

A few days ago, the Ntahangwa court in the northern commercial city of Bujumbura decided to keep five Burundian human rights defenders in detention. Incarcerated in the central prison of

Politic

Bujumbura: Fifteen CNL activists detained after dispute with Imbonerakure

At least 15 members of the main CNL opposition party were arrested on Sunday and Monday after a clash with Imbonerakure (members of the CNDD-FDD youth league). The incident took

Economy

Kayanza: the provincial court pronounced heavy sentences against three men who were going to sell minerals in Rwanda

The court of Kanyanza (northern Burundi) ruled in flagrance on Tuesday in the case of selling of Wolframite and gold. Three people, charged with illegal trading, received a sentence of

Human Rights

Kayanza : a man attacks and injures his parents with a machete

A 32-year-old man brutally attacked his parents. He wounded his father and mother with a machete. The incident took place on the night of March 5 to 6 in the

Economy

Butihinda : hundreds of kgs of wolframite and gold seized in Kamaramagambo

These are 741kgs of wolframite, 138g of purified gold and 77kgs of gold tailings. The quantity was seized by the police in Kamaramagambo village in Butihinda district, Muyinga province (northeastern

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Dzaleka (Malawi) : four Burundian refugees detained on suspicion of organizing a demonstration

Men, Burundian refugees, were arrested by the police last Thursday. They are suspected of organizing demonstrations within the Dzaleka camp. They deny these accusations. INFO SOS Médias Burundi They were

Security

Mahama (Rwanda) : a Burundian refugee dies after being beaten up by Congolese

Emmanuel Ruremesha died on Tuesday February 28. He succumbed to beatings inflicted on him during a fight with Congolese during the night from Monday to Tuesday. The police have already

Human Rights

Cibitoke: when land spoliaton pushes owners into exile

In a period of three months, more than 300 people fled the communes of Rugombo and Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (north-west of Burundi). They decided to go into

Human Rights

Gitega : 24 alleged homosexuals in detention

Made up of men, women and young people, the 24 persons have been detained since February 23 in the political capital Gitega (central Burundi). They are suspected of forming groups

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Gitega: watu 24 watuhumiwa kufanya mapenzi ya watu wa jinsia moja wako jela

Wakiwa wanaume, wanawake na vijana, watu hao 24 wako gerezani tangu februari 23 iliyopita katika jiji kuu la kisiasa la Gitega (kati kati mwa Burundi). Wanatuhumiwa kuunda jenge la wapenzi