{"id":36807,"date":"2019-04-05T06:58:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T10:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=36807"},"modified":"2019-04-05T06:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T10:58:28","slug":"burundi-bans-voa-bbc-and-other-news-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/burundi-bans-voa-bbc-and-other-news-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi Bans VOA, BBC and other news sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: VOA News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014Burundi will continue to block broadcasts from two international media organizations and expand restrictions on their operations, the government announced Friday.<\/p>\n

At a meeting in Bujumbura, the president of the National Council of Communication, Nestor Bankumukunzi, said the British Broadcasting Corp. and the Voice of America are no longer allowed to broadcast, effective immediately. The ban is indefinite and extends to journalists, both foreign and domestic, who provide information to either broadcaster.<\/p>\n

“We are alarmed that reporters in Burundi are now forbidden to communicate with VOA and believe these continuing threats to our journalists undermine press freedom in the country,” VOA Director Amanda Bennett said. “We stand with the people of Burundi against those who are restricting their access to accurate and reliable news and information.”<\/p>\n

The BBC condemned the decision, calling it “a serious blow against media freedom.”<\/p>\n

Last May, the Burundi government suspended both news organizations for six months, a week before holding a referendum on a new constitution. The outlets have been off the air since.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full story at VOA News.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: VOA News) WASHINGTON \u2014Burundi will continue to block broadcasts from two international media organizations and expand restrictions on their operations, the government announced Friday. At a meeting in Bujumbura, the president of the National Council of Communication, Nestor Bankumukunzi, said the British Broadcasting Corp. and the Voice of America are no longer allowed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[3833,3834,4655],"class_list":["post-36807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-burundi","tag-voa-burundi","tag-why-shortwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9zF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13208,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/voa-to-increase-broadcasts-to-burundi\/","url_meta":{"origin":36807,"position":0},"title":"VOA to increase broadcasts to Burundi","author":"Thomas","date":"May 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Mauno Ritola shared the following message on the WRTH Facebook page this morning: VOA Boosts Broadcasts to Burundi as Civilians Flee Political Violence Monday through Friday: 0400-0530: 7350 kHz, 9815 kHz, 11905 kHz 1600-1630: 13630 kHz,\u00a015460 kHz, 17530 kHz 1930-2000: 9470kHz, 11615 kHz, 12140 kHz Mauno also notes that the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"voa logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/a999voalogo_2050081722-26491.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":31875,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/burundi-to-suspend-bbc-and-voa-radio-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":36807,"position":1},"title":"“Burundi to suspend BBC and VOA radio broadcasts”","author":"Thomas","date":"May 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Independent via Mike Hansgen) Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Burundi\u2019s press regulator on Friday said it was suspending broadcasts by the BBC and Voice of America (VOA) by local radio stations ahead of a constitutional referendum on May 17. 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