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Burundi
Campaigns and Advocacy
16 December 2011
Three questions to Radio Publique Africaine manager Eric Manirakiza
RSF asked Manirakiza about the situation of journalists in Burundi, which has worsened markedly this year, and about the government's increasing harassment of the media.
14 December 2010
CPJ meets with jailed journalist, calls for his release
CPJ made the call at a press conference marking the end of a four-day mission to Burundi.
From the Communiqué
5 October 2011
Journalists defy media blackout on Gatumba massacre
Journalists are courageously defying a government order not to report on the Gatumba shooting massacre that left more than 35 people dead in Burundi last month, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). It appears to be part of a pattern of censorship.
17 August 2011
Government extinguishes criticism with legal harassment
With a judiciary vulnerable to political interference, Burundian authorities have been behind a series of politically motivated arrests and summonses of journalists and lawyers to muffle public criticism, report Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
18 August 2010
Journalists face legal action and trumped-up charges
A Burundian journalist critical of state security forces faces life in prison if convicted, after being arrested and charged with treason on 17 July, report Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A month later, another journalist was arrested, imprisoned and charged with defamation after writing an article about government corruption, says Journaliste en danger (JED).See all articles: Burundi
Reports
23 November 2010
Restrictions on public expression increase following elections, Human Rights Watch report says
Journalists and civil society activists who express critical views are labelled political opponents and subjected to arrests and threats.
22 January 2009
World Report 2009: Burundi 
See all reports: Burundi
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