Lawyers

• US Believes Rwanda Involved In Burundi Crisis To Remove President Pierre Nkurunziza

  The United States has expressed its belief that Rwanda is involved in spreading Burundi crisis. The US thinks that Rwanda is recruiting refugees to launch attacks in the troubled Burundi against President Pierre Nkurunziza.

• British, French journalists released after one day arrest in Burgundi

  Burgundi police arrested a British journalist and a French colleague in a raid. Both men were released a day later after French media and foreign ministry demanded immediate release of the journalists.

• African Union says Burundi crisis a 'catastrophic' risk for region

  The crisis in strife-torn Burundi risks spiraling into a "catastrophe' for the country and the wider region, the African Union warned on Sunday, after the killing of a senior military official amid escalating unrest.

• U.S. President commends Kenya for commitment to anti-graft effort

  U.S. President Barack Obama commended Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday for his commitment to rooting out corruption in the east African state, saying graft was a key reason why the economy was not growing even faster.

• Europe readying sanctions against Burundians over election

  The European Union is ready to impose sanctions on Burundians failing to help end the Central African nation's crisis, the EU's foreign policy chief said on Thursday, following elections that Brussels and Washington say were not credible.

• U.N. says Burundi did not hold fair election, human rights violated

  Burundi's parliamentary elections on Monday were not fair or free and human rights were violated, the United Nations said on Thursday.

• Seventy killed, hundreds injured in Burundi unrest: rights group

  At least 70 people have died in Burundi since clashes erupted between security forces and activists protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term, a leading Burundian human rights group said.

• Burundi opposition leader says elections must be held by August

  Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa said a presidential election must be held by August at the latest, but a fair vote was unlikely without security and a free media.

• Burundi opposition figure shot dead in capital: activist

  A Burundi opposition figure and his bodyguard were shot dead in the capital by gunmen on Saturday, a civil society activist and residents said, adding to tensions after a month of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.

• Burundi president fires defense chief after coup attempt

  Burundi's embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza sacked his defense and foreign ministers on Monday, five days after surviving an attempted coup by generals opposed to his bid for a third term in office.

• Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest

  They are coming in their thousands, a steady stream of men, women and children bearing what few possessions they can carry as they flee their native Burundi and the pro-government militias they fear are bent on death and destruction.

• Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court

  Burundi took 18 people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the high court on Saturday, relatives of some of the accused said.

• Belgium halts some Burundi aid over clashes, others may follow

  Belgium said on Monday it had suspended some aid to Burundi, ratcheting up international pressure on the donor-reliant African nation over protests against the president's quest for a third term.

• Man burned alive in Burundi protest against presidential bid

  Protesters burned a man alive on the streets of Burundi's capital on Thursday, saying he was a member of the ruling party's youth wing that had attacked them during demonstrations against the president's third-term bid, a witness said.

• Burundi protest organizers call halt to demonstrations for two days: civil society leader

  Burundi protest organizers who have staged six days of demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term of office have called for protests to be halted for two days, a civil society leader said on Saturday.

• Russia: U.N. Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute

  Russia said on Friday the United Nations Security Council should not intervene in Burundi's constitutional dispute that has sparked the biggest political crisis in the East African state since an ethnically fuelled civil war ended in 2005.

• Hundreds of students seek refuge outside U.S. embassy in Burundi

  Hundreds of students from a Burundi university shuttered by the government were seeking refuge outside the U.S. embassy in the capital on Friday, amid unrest and escalating tensions ahead of the June 26 presidential vote.

• Burundi police confront anti-president protesters, army on streets

  Police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters rallying in Burundi's capital on Monday against the president's decision to run for a third term, a move critics say violates the constitution.

• Burundi frees journalist tied to suspect in murder of Italian nuns

  A radio show host in Burundi who was detained last month after he refused to identify a guest who said he been involved in the murder of three Italian nuns, was freed on bail on Wednesday, his lawyer said.