November 29

• Burundi: Radio Reporter Convicted of Terrorism Marks a Year Behind Bars

  A year after the arrest of the radio journalist Hassan Ruvakuki on 28 November 2011, Reporters Without Borders launches a new appeal for his release. Read more »

November 15

• Burundi: Journalist Finally Allowed to Testify, Court Urged to Quash Conviction

  Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that radio reporter Hassan Ruvakuki was finally allowed to testify yesterday to the court in the central city of Gitega that is... Read more »

June 29

• Burundi: Radio Reporter Will Spend Burundi's 50th Independence Anniversary in Jail

  Two days before the start of celebrations on 1 July marking the 50th anniversary of Burundi's independence, Reporters Without Borders renews its unequivocal support for jailed... Read more »

June 22

• Burundi: Anger and Puzzlement Over Life Sentence Passed On French Radio's Reporter

  Radio France Internationale (RFI) and Reporters Without Borders are very angry about the sentence of life imprisonment that a court in the eastern city of Cankuzo passed yesterday... Read more »

May 10

• Burundi: Prosecutor Requests Life Imprisonment for Journalist Charged With Terrorism

  A prosecutor in the eastern city of Cankuzo yesterday requested life imprisonment for journalist Hassan Ruvakuki and 22 other people who are charged with "participating in acts of... Read more »

February 15

• Burundi: Defence Rights Flouted in Terrorism Case Involving RFI Reporter [press release]

  Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about the complete disregard for the rights of the defence in the trial of journalist Hassan Ruvakuki and 22 other people on terrorism... Read more »

December 1, 2011

• Burundi: Intelligence Agency Arrests Radio Reporter for Allegedly Helping Rebels

  Reporters Without Borders is shocked by radio reporter Hassan Ruvakuki's abduction-style arrest yesterday by the National Intelligence Service (SNR), which is still holding him but... Read more »

November 17, 2011

• Burundi: Journalist Group Calls for End to Harassment [press release]

  Reporters Without Borders appeals to the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza to call a halt to the intensified efforts to intimidate privately-owned media organizations in... Read more »

September 23, 2011

• Burundi: Authorities Urged to Lift News Blackout Imposed After Gatumba Massacre [press release]

  Reporters Without Borders wrote yesterday to President Pierre Nkurunziza and information minister Concilie Nibigira urging them to immediately lift the news blackout that has been... Read more »

July 29, 2011

• Burundi: Radio Journalists Repeatedly Summoned, Fuelling Hostile Climate for Media Freedom [press release]

  Reporters Without Borders condemns the harassment of two privately-owned radio stations, Radio Publique Africaine (RPA) and Radio Isanganiro, in the form of a series of summonses,... Read more »

May 17, 2011

• Burundi: Online Newspaper Editor Freed After 10 Months in Detention

  Reporters Without Borders is relieved by online newspaper editor Jean-Claude Kavumbagu's release yesterday after being acquitted on a charge of treason for questioning in an... Read more »

December 29, 2010

• Burundi: Call for the Release of Jean-Claude Kavumbagu After Nearly Six Months in Custody

  Reporters Without Borders today called on the authorities in Burundi to release journalist Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, who has been held in custody for nearly six months at Mpimba... Read more »