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Rumonge : the second degree of the military prosecutor’s office has given heavy sentences to soldiers who refused to go and fight alongside the FARDC against the M23
On Thursday, the 272 Burundian soldiers who refused to go and fight alongside the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) against the M23, were notified of their
Rumonge : a CNDD-FDD activist arrested for rape
A CNDD-FDD activist was arrested in Rumonge for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old pupil. This case occurs in a context where illegal mediations are obstructing justice, a situation denounced
Kirundo : a CNDD-FDD activist sentenced to four years in prison for defamation of President Neva and the secretary general of the ruling party
Thobias Nsabiyumva, 48 years old, was tried on Wednesday in a flagrante delicto trial. It is the First Instance Court of Kirundo (northern Burundi) that sentenced him. He was found
Rumonge : a young man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a five-year-old girl
Asmani Nsengiyumva, 26 years old, was sentenced on Friday to a principal penal servitude of 20 years in prison by the Rumonge First Instance Court. This was at the end
Bujumbura : managers of a commercial and manufacturing company arrested and then detained
A general manager of a commercial and manufacturing company based in Bujumbura, the commercial city of Burundi,and his assistant have been detained in the central prison of Bujumbura called Mpimba
Bujumbura : the Constitutional Court has deemed opponents’ complaints admissible but has given them a very limited deadline to correct irregularities
The Constitutional Court of Burundi has accepted the complaints of the only political coalition of the opposition “Burundi Bwa Bose” and the CNL party. But they will have to rearrange
Nyanza-Lac : a trader known for rape and sexual harassment arrested
Ernest Minani, nicknamed Agrippeche, an influential and well-known trader in the southern provinces of Burundi, owner of a network of hotels and petrol stations, was arrested Saturday afternoon by the
Rumonge : 15 years in prison for a man found guilty of raping his domestic servant
A resident of Rumonge was sentenced to a heavy prison sentence for sexually abusing his minor domestic servant, on January 6, 2025. The case, marked by attempts at cover-up, sparked
Bururi : a teacher arrested again by the SNR, three days after his release by presidential pardon
Léonidas Ndemeye, a teacher accused in the past of illegal possession of weapons, was arrested again on Thursday by the National Intelligence Service (SNR) of the province of Bururi (southern
Burundi : all candidacies of the only political coalition and the main opposition party in the next legislative elections rejected by the CENI
The Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI in Burundi has rejected all candidacies of the only political coalition of the opposition “Burundi Bwa Bose” and the main opposition CNL party. These