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News Burundi » Life: BURUNDI: CONVICTED DOCTOR’S LIFE IN DANGER IN DETENTION

News channel or source: https://www.amnestyusa.org/urgent-actions/burundi-convicted-doctors-life-in-danger-in-detention/

Published on: Monday 20 April 2026

On September 16, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Muha in Bujumbura, Burundi, confirmed the Muha High Court’s February 2025 decision to hand medical doctor, Christophe Sahabo, a 20-year prison sentence.

News Burundi » Life: Sacked Burundi PM Gets Life In Prison For Trying To Overthrow Govt: Judicial Source

News channel or source: https://www.barrons.com/news/sacked-burundi-pm-gets-life-in-prison-for-trying-to-overthrow-govt-judicial-source-7aa0986b

Published on: Friday 08 December 2023

Burundi's Supreme Court sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday on charges including attempting to overthrow the government and threatening the life of the ...

News Burundi » Life: Burundi prosecution demand life for coup accused

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/burundi-prosecution-demand-life-for-coup-accused/

Published on: Wednesday 06 January 2016

Prosecution lawyers in Burundi demanded on Wednesday that 28 men on trial for launching a failed coup be jailed for life. Top government prosecutor Adolphe Manirakiza demanded “a sentence of life ...

News Burundi » Life: Burundi seeks life sentence for Kavumbagu

News channel or source: https://cpj.org/2011/04/burundi-seeks-life-sentence-for-kavumbagu/

Published on: Thursday 14 April 2011

New York, April 14, 2011–A Burundi state prosecutor asked a panel of judges on Wednesday to hand journalist Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, who has been imprisoned since July 2010 over a column critical of the ...

News Burundi » Life: Burundi School Director: 6 Teens Likely Seeking Better Life

News channel or source: https://www.voanews.com/a/burundi-robotics-team-teenagers-disappear-seek-better-life-us/3957276.html

Published on: Monday 24 July 2017

Six Burundian teenagers who disappeared after an international robotics competition in Washington probably left because life is hard in the East African nation, not because they feared insecurity at ...

News Burundi » Life: Burundi refugees talk about life in South Africa after their long journey: hope and heartbreak side by side

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/burundi-refugees-talk-about-life-in-south-africa-after-their-long-journey-hope-and-heartbreak-side-by-side-288774

Published on: Tuesday 04 August 2026

A local volunteer hands bread to foreign nationals returning from a temporary refugee camp in Chatsworth, 2015. Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images When people think about refugees, they often ...