05-20-2020 ■ Three members of the opposition CNL party, including a candidate for the election of communal councilors and two political observers were arrested in the evening of 18 May in Mutimbuzi commune of Bujumbura province in the west of Burundi. They are currently detained in a cell of Rubirizi area. (...)

04-30-2020 ■ At a press conference held this 29 April, 2020, the spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security has said “they deplore the behavior displayed by some members of political parties during the ongoing electoral campaign.” Pierre Nkurikiye alludes to an incident that occurred on 27 April during the official (...)

04-24-2020 ■ Térence Manirambona, Spokesperson for CNL party deplores the increase in cases of harassment and political intolerance towards CNL party members during this electoral period. “There is a new phenomenon where CNL party candidates for the elections at different levels as well as the party observers in diverse polling stations (...)