Médias
Bujumbura : three journalists arrested during a European commissioner’s visit
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 18, 2026 – Three journalists were arrested Wednesday in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, while covering the visit of Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness
Burundian radio : the community medium strangled by the crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 16, 2026 – Radio is faltering. Recently gathered in Gitega for the World Radio Day, professionals described a medium plagued by shortages, a lack of
Burundi : CEPID raises alarm about deteriorating working conditions for journalists
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 11, 2026 – The Center for the Promotion of Information and Development (CEPID) is sounding the alarm about the working conditions of journalists in the
Burundi : RSF denounces “arbitrary” conviction of journalist Sandra Muhoza
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 15, 2026 – The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemned the four-year prison sentence handed down to Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza, deeming it
Burundi : journalist Sandra Muhoza sentenced to four years in jail reignites the press freedom debate
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, January 14, 2026 – The First Instance Court of Ngozi, in northern Burundi, sentenced journalist Sandra Muhoza, a correspondent for the independent media outlet La Nova
One article, nine hours of interrogation: Independent press faces the SNR
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 23, 2025 — Two senior officials from the Iwacu media group, one of the few independent media outlets still operating in the small east African
Ngozi : prosecutors request 12-year jail sentence for journalist Sandra Muhoza
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, December 19, 2025 – At the First Instance Court of Ngozi in northern Burundi, the public prosecutor requested a 12-year prison sentence and a fine of
Shock summons: where is the Kenny Claude Nduwimana case heading?
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, 4 December 2025- This Thursday, journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana was summoned without prior notice to the Mukaza prosecutor’s office in the commercial city of Bujumbura, at
Burundi – State media journalist “Le Renouveau du Burundi” targeted while reporting in Makamba
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, November 20, 2025 – This Tuesday, at the Makamba warehouse, the town of Burundi’s southern province, Léonard Maroha, a correspondent for the State media outlet Le
Ngozi : Burundian justice persists in illegality to keep journalist Sandra Muhoza behind bars
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, November 20, 2025 — Independent journalist Sandra Muhoza appeared on Wednesday before the Ngozi Court of Appeal, in Butanyerera province in the north of the small