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Rugombo : Imbonerakure accused of murder arrested
Members of the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, known as Imbonerakure, were arrested by the Intelligence Service of the province of Cibitoke, located in northwest Burundi. These young
Burunga : 50 opponents removed from the list of candidates for district councils
The fifty candidates had been proposed by the new political coalition “Burundi Bwa Bose”. The Provincial Electoral Commission gives two major reasons : the lack of signature on the CVs
Rumonge: Two men sentenced to one year in prison
Mathieu Nkurunziza and Adrien Kenese were sentenced to one year in prison by the High Court of Rumonge (southwest Burundi). They were accused of undermining national security and bringing narcotics
Makamba : two activists from a party close to the CNDD-FDD sentenced to two years in jail
Antoine Mbaririmbanyi and Fabien Nijimbere were tried on Tuesday in a flagrante delicto trial. The two activists from the CDP party (Council of Patriots) were sentenced by the Makamba court
Mabayi : three men profiting greatly from the presence of Rwandan rebels arrested
Three men from the district of Mabayi in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) were arrested last Saturday. They are suspected of profiting greatly from the presence of Rwandan rebels
Nyamurenza: an administrator arrested, suspected of facilitating movements between Burundi and Rwanda
Alexis Ntunzwenayo, administrator of the Nyamurenza district in Ngozi province (northern Burundi) was suspended from his duties on December 13 before being arrested and sent to prison. The Ministry of
Sahabo case : the prosecution requested a heavy sentence and fine against the former CEO of Kira Hospital
The trial of the former CEO of Kira Hospital, the most prestigious clinic in Burundi, was deliberated on Friday. This, after two successive days of his appearance at the central
Nyanza-Lac : a representative of farmers arrested
Élias Ngendakuriyo, representative of farmers who have properties in the Nyabarere marsh, was arrested on Monday by a local police official. It is in the district of Nyanza-Lac in the
Rumonge: life jail requested for the 272 Burundian soldiers who refused to go fight alongside the FARDC against the M23
The pleadings and the second-degree indictment closed on Friday in the case of the 272 Burundian soldiers who refused to go fight alongside the FARDC against the M23. The public
Burundi : the implementation of the presidential pardon decried by prisoners and associations
Launched on November 14, the operation to relieve prison congestion continues in some provinces or has been closed – sometimes prematurely. Prisoners and local associations denounce an “activity tainted by