Bujumbura December the 11th 2006 ( Net Press). Presenting JED’s yearly Report on the situation of the Press Freedom in Burundi, on 10 December 2006, Mr. Tshivis Tshivuadi has deplored that the respect of the Freedom of Expression and Opinion has been worsening, despite the assurances from electoral promises noticed here and there. Questioned precisely on the common relation between the Central African countries that are reputed predators of Press, Mr. Tshivuadi answered without any pretence that most of them are currently led by former war Lords, who have transformed themselves into Democrats by, most often than not, controversial electoral processes. These former war Lords allegedly dislikes all denunciation of their authoritative drift away, and the first victims of their wrath are effectively media Professionals, who are considered by these leaders, as those interfering in issues which do not concern them. In addition, they do not tolerate that their, most often than not, criminal past be exposed at the public place. Journalist in Danger, which is a non profit organization, points out that it has followed with much interest all violation of the Freedom of expression in Burundi. Since the holding in hostage of over thrity journalists at the parliamantarian Basabose’s residence and the incarceration of the ABP correspondent, Aloys Kabura in a Ngozi Penitentiary, JED has adressed two open letters to the Burudian Head of state, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza in an attempt to defuse the crisis which was increasing between the public powers and the media professionals. That the first correspondence has remained unanswered as it is the case with other letters addressed to heads of state, who are accustomed to muzzling regardlessly the press, did not discourage JED. On the contyrary, it has empowered the organization to multiply letters aiming at similar preoccupation. Results of the second letter will have been the beginnings of dialogue between the high state authoriries and state-owned as well as privately-owned media responsibles. The most signiticative meeting will remain the Gitega one, during which President Nkurunziza outstood by his courtesy and by promises for best future that we are still waiting for. In fact, not only had he promised to be available to questions and preoccupations of the press on a monthly basis, but also to release subtantial funds of 20 Millions Francs for the training and reinforcement of media professionals’ capacities. This in his understanding ought to go beyound national borders, in an attempt to enable the media professionals to learn from foreign countries experiences. Nevertheless, according to Mr. Tshivuadi, just a month’s time suffices so that all these fed expectations can turn into nothingness, in that fellow journalists from RPA, namely Serge Nibizi and Domitile Kiramvu as well as the Editor of the radio station Isanganiro, Mr. Mathias Manirakiza were arrested to the total disregard of the law. As for Mr. Claver Nzeyimana from the Observatory of the governmental action (Oag), who was heard on the frequencies of this last medium, the current leaders’ fear to lose popularity and thereby the forthcoming elections, render them allergic to all criticism. Therefore, one can easily understand the ambivalence characterizing the decisions of the head of state, who when he promises or gives by one hand, recuperates more than what he has given by the other hand .