Committee to Protect Journalists (New York)
Website: http://www.cpj.org/
June 17
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Burundi: Security Officials Arrest Burundian TV Journalist [press release]
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... Read more »
April 23
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Burundi: Senate Passes Harsh Amendments to Press Law [press release]
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... Read more »
April 16
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Burundi: CPJ Urges Burundi to Reject Restrictive Media Law [document]
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March 06
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Burundi: Burundi Journalist Ruvakuki Freed From Jail [press release]
Burundian authorities today released Hassan Ruvakuki, a reporter who has been imprisoned for 16 months on charges related to his interview with a rebel leader. The circumstances of... Read more »
January 08
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Burundi: Court Drops Terror Charge But Jails Journalist
An appeals court in Burundi today dropped terrorism charges against jailed journalist Hassan Ruvakuki and reduced his sentence from life to three years in prison, according to... Read more »
June 20, 2012
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Burundi: Reporter Sentenced to Life Imprisonment [press release]
A Burundian appeals court must reverse the ruling against a journalist sentenced to life in prison on vague terrorism charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Read more »
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Burundi: Burundi Reporter Sentenced to Life Imprisonment [press release]
A Burundian appeals court must reverse the ruling against a journalist sentenced to life in prison on vague terrorism charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Read more »
May 08, 2012
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Burundi: Prosecutor Requests Life Sentence for Journalist [press release]
State prosecutors requested a life sentence today for Burundian radio reporter Hassan Ruvakiki who was imprisoned after airing a November interview with a purported rebel leader,... Read more »
November 30, 2011
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Burundi: Burundi Journalist Detained By Security Agents [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by the ongoing detention of a radio journalist in Burundi since Monday. Read more »
September 30, 2011
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Burundi: Media Defy Censorship Order
Tensions between the Burundi government and the local press are bound to increase as several media this week defied an order not to investigate or discuss a recent massacre. Read more »
September 26, 2011
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Somalia: AU Forces - Four Soldiers Responsible for Journalist's Death [press release]
Four African Union soldiers deployed in Somalia have been suspended and returned to their home country of Burundi for potential trial after an internal investigation found them... Read more »
August 11, 2011
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Burundi: Journalists and Lawyers Face Intense Harassment [press release]
It's possible that no journalist in the world has received more court summonses in recent weeks than Editor Bob Rugurika of Burundi's Radio Publique Africaine (RPA), a station... Read more »
August 03, 2011
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Burundi: Government Harassing Independent Broadcasters [press release]
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... Read more »
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