There is no state religion, and the government makes no attempt to restrict freedom of worship by adherents of any religion. However, the government has little ability to protect politically targeted clergy. Over the past decade the country has been ravaged by civil war and ethnic conflict, particularly between Hutus and Tutsis. In this climate there have been several incidents in recent years of violence against clergy of the Anglican and Catholic clergy. The 2001 International Religious Freedom Report of the U.S. State Department mentions the case of one religious leader with claims to divinity who was arrested and had his church closed as a threat to public order after some conflict had broken out with a rival religious leader.
2003 U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom Report on Burundi
The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief report on Burundi
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