At the beginning of summer 2005, the power handover from former president Domitien Ndayizeye and the new, Pierre Nkurunziza, from the ranks of the Hutu rebellion, proved painful for one journalist. After the intelligence services questioned him as if he were a crook, he spent eight days in prison for having annoyed the head of state. He was only released as a result of international pressure. Despite recurrent tensions, press freedom in the country is genuine if fragile.

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