A Burundi court on Friday rejected the appeal of four journalists convicted of undermining state security.. In October 2019 Burundi police arrested four Iwacu journalists: Christine Kamikazi, Agnès ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi -- Christophe ... But published only abroad, the paper served mainly to keep the diaspora abreast of events in Burundi. (Iwacu means “at home” in the Kirundi language.) ...

On the first anniversary of their arrest, 65 organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of the Iwacu journalists Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Egide Harerimana and ...

Iwacu editor's plea for help after bodies found during search for missing Burundian journalist ... was allegedly abducted on 22 July in Bugarama in the central province of Muramvya in Burundi Iwacu.

An independent newspaper in Burundi will file a complaint against unknown persons before the end of the week, after one of its journalists, Jean Bigirimana, was allegedly abducted on 22 July ...

The conviction of four Burundian journalists in a flawed trial on January 30, 2020 is a clear example of the misuse of the justice system to stifle freedom of expression, Human Rights watch said ...

Authorities in Burundi should immediately release four journalists and a media worker from the privately-owned news outlet Iwacu, whom police detained last week, the Committee to Protect ...

Iwacu received a letter on June 6 from Burundi's media regulator, known by its French acronym CNC, accusing the outlet of professional failings in recent political reporting, including imbalance ...

Burundi's public prosecutor on December 30 asked for a 15-year prison term for four journalists for privately owned online news outlet Iwacu and their driver who are charged with undermining state ...

Burundi's only independent media outlet, Iwacu, earlier this month declared "the specter of rebellion" hung heavy after a slew of shadowy assaults by unknown gunmen.