Arrests, detentions increase as state targets opposition
By Millicent Zighe Opponents of the Burundi government are being arrested on trumped up charges, according to a Burundian human…
Category: Political Intimidation
Killings, disappearances peak ahead of elections
Burundi security services and ruling party youth league are accused of killing and kidnapping opponents ahead of the 2020 election…
Imbonerakure leader named head of state broadcaster
By Millicent Zighe The leader of a dreaded youth militia in Burundi has been named the head of national broadcaster…
UN warns of increasing human rights violations in Burundi
By Millicent Zighe The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has expressed concerns over rampant human rights violations in…
Burundi cracks down on opposition ahead of 2020 election
By Millicent Zighe Burundian authorities have carried out tens of beatings, disappearances and murders against opposition members a new report…
Demands rise to free political prisoners from crowded jails
By Millicent Zighe Pressure is mounting on the Burundi government to release political detainees, starting with those who have already…
Imbonerakure: A brotherhood of violence thrives on spreading fear
By Millicent Zighe in Nairobi Murder, torture, forceful disappearances and arbitrary arrests – these are the tools of trade for…
Bye-bye Bujumbura, welcome to the new capital in Gitega
By Eugene Niyoyankunze Four years have elapsed since the May 13, 2015 coup attempt, but Burundi’s president is yet to…
Arbitrary arrests soar as crackdown on opposition intensifies
By Millicent Zighe and Gilbert Niyonkuru Over 200 people have been arrested in Burundi since the beginning of the year.…
Death creeps on Burundians from week to week
By Millicent Zighe At least 77 people have been violently killed in various areas of Burundi’s capital since the beginning…