Burundi media regulator suspends BBC and VOA, warns other broadcasters
May 7, 2018 5:37 PM ET
Nairobi, May 7, 2018--Authorities in Burundi should immediately lift a six-month licensing suspension imposed on radio broadcasts of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Voice of America (VOA), the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Burundi's National Communication Council...
Burundi must investigate attacks on journalists
August 6, 2015 1:33 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 18 other organizations are urging Burundi authorities to investigate attacks on journalists and human rights defenders. Since the April announcement that President Pierre Nkurunziza would run for a third term, defying constitutional limitations...
Burundi security agents attack journalist covering murder of top general
August 3, 2015 1:58 PM ET
Nairobi, August 3, 2015--Burundi security forces detained and beat a journalist on Sunday while he was covering the assassination of a top general in the capital, Bujumbura, according to news reports and the journalist. The Committee to Protect Journalists...
Burundian authorities crack down on press ahead of elections
April 29, 2015 2:46 PM ET
Nairobi, April 29, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harassment of journalists and news outlets in Burundi and calls on authorities to allow them to cover protests ahead of scheduled elections in May and June. Police cut the...
Security officials arrest Burundian TV journalist
June 17, 2013 4:51 PM ET
Nairobi, June 17, 2013--Authorities in Burundi have been holding a journalist since Thursday on broad allegations of breaching national security, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detention of Lucien Rukevya and calls on...
Burundi Senate passes harsh amendments to press law
April 23, 2013 10:43 AM ET
New York, April 23, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the passage in the Senate of highly restrictive amendments to Burundi's Press Law and calls on President Pierre Nkurunziza to reject the bill when it comes to him for confirmation....
CPJ urges Burundi to reject restrictive media law
April 16, 2013 11:23 AM ET
Dear President Nkurunziza: We are writing to bring to your attention restrictive amendments to Burundi's 2003 Press Law that were passed in the National Assembly on April 3. The bill will go before the Senate and if passed, will soon come to you for confirmation. We ask that you use the power of your office to reject this severely restrictive bill, thus reaffirming your government's commitment to press freedom.
Burundi government harassing independent broadcasters
August 3, 2011 5:37 PM ET
New York, August 3, 2011--The government of Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza is attempting to silence critical press coverage of his administration with incessant judicial harassment of two of the country's leading independent broadcasters, the Committee to Protect Journalists said...
The good times are gone for Burundi's press
December 20, 2010 5:13 PM ET
After 2006, Burundi's government and media relations seemed promising. The airwaves had been open to private broadcasters for years; the president held frequent press conferences, and the government commended the unified press for its professional 2010 pre-election coverage. "The...