Burundi

11 million people
250 USD GNI (PPP)
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

Population and GNI data source

News & Updates

FREEDOM AT ISSUE BLOG

East Africa’s Authoritarian Drift

Jennifer Dunham
Project Manager, Freedom in the World and Freedom of the Press
February 2, 2015

African heads of state recently gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, for the 24th summit of the African Union. While discussions focused on high-profile continental crises such as the Boko Haram insurgency and the Ebola epidemic, an important phenomenon was, unsurprisingly, left off the agenda: the deteriorating situation for political and civil liberties in much of East Africa.
Freedom Alert

Burundi Gives Life Sentence to Journalist for “Terrorism”

June 21, 2012

A Burundi court’s decision to sentence a journalist to life in prison on terrorism charges for simply interviewing an alleged terrorist shows a flagrant disregard for press freedom and sets a dangerous precedent in a country already hostile toward the media.

Issues: 
Media Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

Freedom of the Press

Special Reports

Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 2007

Freedom House released an analysis of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa showing that the region has experienced notable increases in freedom over the past generation, although more setbacks than gains were seen in 2006.

Programs

No programs have been associated with this content.