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Burunga – “The right to vote confiscated” : strategies to manipulate and intimidate opponents in the run-up to Burundi’s elections
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 30, 2025 – As the election campaign is in full swing in the small east African nation, serious voting rights violations and acts of intimidation
Intimidation and acts of intolerance : The opposition denounces a tense election campaign in Bujumbura province
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2025 — As the election campaign is in full swing in Burundi, voices are being raised to denounce a tense political climate, particularly in
Bujumbura : when the election campaign displaces pupils from classrooms
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2025 — As end-of-year exams approach, the atmosphere in several schools in Bujumbura—the commercial city where United Nations agencies and the central administration are
Burundi : intimidation, forced mobilization, and propaganda in Makamba : CNDD-FDD under fire
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 27, 2025 – As Burundi’s legislative and elections elections approach, the campaign of the ruling CNDD-FDD party is raising serious concerns in Makamba province (southern
Pre-election tensions in Cibitoke : the opposition under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 28, 2025 – One week before the legislative and district elections, Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi) is becoming the scene of intimidation and targeted violence against
Kirundo : missing voter cards spark outrage as elections approach
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 28, 2025 – One week before the legislative and district elections, the atmosphere is tense in Kirundo province (northern Burundi). Many voters say they still
Kayanza : a CNDD-FDD parliamentary candidate arrested after a rally, a case with political overtones
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 28, 2025 – Vincent Ndagijimana, parliamentary candidate on the list of the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the new province of Butanyerera (northern Burundi), was arrested
Burundi : electoral tensions despite calls for tolerance
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 27, 2025 – While President Évariste Ndayishimiye called, during the official launch of the electoral campaign on May 9 in Gitega (the political capital), for
Burundi Bwa Bose targeted? Motorcyclists deprived of their vehicles after a rally in Gitega
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 27, 2025 – In Gitega, Burundi’s political capital, motorcycle taxi riders affiliated with the Burundi Bwa Bose political coalition denounce the “arbitrary” seizure of their
In Gitega, the Burundi Bwa Bose coalition promises the release of 2015 political prisoners
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 26, 2025 — In the midst of the campaign for legislative and district elections scheduled for June 5, the opposition Burundi Bwa Bose coalition promised