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Bubanza: vijana Imbonerakure wapiga mwanaume mmoja hadi kufariki akiwa hospitali

Lionel Nzoyisaba alikuwa akijulikana kama mwizi tarafani Mpanda mkoa wa Bubanza. Alikuwa akiiba simu katika maduka eneo hilo. Usiku wa kuamkia tarehe mosi disemba, Nzoyisaba alisimamishwa na vijana Imbonerakure akitoka

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Nyanza-Lac: CNDD-FDD communal secretary and Imbonerakure representative arrested

The presidential party’s communal secretary and the youth league leader in the commune of Nyanza-Lac (province of Makamba, southern Burundi) were arrested this Saturday morning, days after the dismissal of

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Burundi: private media increasingly faced with financial problems

Burundian media have been facing financial difficulties for some time. Interns and volunteers are the ones mostly hired for long periods as they’re less demanding in terms of salary. Even

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Rutana: a sentence of a fine of 150 thousand Burundi francs imposed on three people

A sentence of a fine of 150,000 Burundi francs per person was imposed on three people, including a prisoner caught having sex. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The prisoner’s partner as

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Rumonge: 20 year- imprisonment for a man guilty of murdering his wife

Ernest Havyarimana aka Kabushemeye, 45, was sentenced by the Rumonge High Court (Southwest of the country) to a 20-year principal penal servitude sentence this Wednesday afternoon. The man is convicted

Human Rights

Burundi: journalist Jérémie Misago found and presented to the press

Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, the Burundian police showed journalist Jérémie Misago to the local press. The latter had not given a sign of life since last Saturday,

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Rutana: mfungwa alifumaniwa akifanya mapenzi, Mwendeshamashtaka aomba pesa wafungwa

Wafungwa walilazimishwa kulipa kila mmoja franka elfu 20. Ni pesa iliyokusanywa ili kumlipa asivunje siri mwendeshamashtaka wa Rutana (kusini mashariki mwa Burundi). Mwendeshamashtaka alimufumania mfungwa mmoja akifanya mapenzi katika ofisi

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Rutana: a prisoner was caught during sexual intercourses, the prosecutor rounds up prison

Prisoners were forced to pay a sum of 20,000 francs each. A sum collected to buy the silence of the public prosecutor in Rutana (South-eastern Burundi). The prosecutor surprised, in

Human Rights

Cibitoke: the police station cell holds 110 defendants in a space intended for 20 people

Local human rights defenders in Cibitoke (Northwest Burundi) warn that several people are crammed into the police station in inhuman conditions. In addition to the overcrowding, suspects are extorted by

Human Rights

Kayanza: five people detained after the death of a neighbor

Jeanne Maniramfasha, 30 years old, was killed last Saturday. The incident took place in the Ruhororo swamp. It is in the district of Kabarore in the province of Kayanza (north