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Bugendana: woman illegally detained in a container with her 3-month-old baby

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 27, 2025 – An alarming case has been reported in Bugendana commune, Gitega province (central Burundi), where a young mother, Goreth Niyibizi, is currently illegally

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Makamba: Two CNL activists illegally detained for 16 days before their transfer to the prosecutor’s office

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, April 24, 2025 — Two opposition activists supporting CNL party (National Congress for Freedom) were transferred this Wednesday, April 23, to the Makamba prosecutor’s office, after

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Makamba: Young man sentenced to ten years in prison for “attacking the head of State” after mystical remarks

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, April 20, 2025 – A young man from Rumonge province (southwestern Burundi) was sentenced last Wednesday to ten years in prison by the High Court of

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Gitega : a CNL activist detained for a week in Makebuko, the opposition denounces an arbitrary arrest

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 16, 2025 – Désiré Hatungimana, 32 years old, a member of the CNL party, has been detained for a week in police cells in Makebuko,

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Bururi : Vyanda administrator jailed for corn theft while the population is hungry

SOS Médias Burundi Alexis Nshimirimana, administrator of Vyanda district in Bururi province (southern Burundi), was imprisoned on Thursday, April 10, at Mpimba Central Prison in the commercial city. He is

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Burundi : 31 years after the assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira, the quest for truth continues

BUJUMBURA – Burundi commemorated on Monday, April 7, the 31st anniversary of the tragic death of President Cyprien Ntaryamira, who died in a plane crash in Kigali in 1994. The

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Ngozi : the attorney general of the Republic in Ngozi arrested

A new corruption case is shaking the Burundian judicial system. The attorney general of the Republic in Ngozi province, Prosper Yamuremye, was arrested in the afternoon of March 27 and

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Rutana : controversial Aarrest of the immigration provincial commissioner, PAFE

The arrest of the provincial commissioner of the Air and Border Police (PAFE) of Rutana (southeast Burundi), Police Colonel Gérard Nduwimana, continues to provoke strong reactions among the population and

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Rumonge : a young man arrested on suspicion of rape of a minor

A resident of the district and province of Rumonge (southwest Burundi) was arrested by the police on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. He is suspected of having assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

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Cibitoke : 20 years in prison for a father who killed his son

The First Instance Court of Cibitoke (northwestern Burundi) sentenced Jean Paul Hakizimana, alias Ndondo, to 20 years of penal servitude for killing his 15-year-old son after beating him. The trial