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| Region | Burundi |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Dec 29, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 564 of Burundi's Penal Code in 2009 still applies but in 2017, Burundi made additional amendments that effectively criminalise trans people with imprisonment under Articles 366 and 367 which applies criminalises "the use of such falsified, forged or altered documents" with imprisonment and a fine. This includes licenses, certificates and passports and establishing an identity is explicitly listed as a criminal reason for doing so. |
| Sources | https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Burundi-Code-2017-penal.pdf |
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deleted by jadeywadey. consolidating entries - discussed on discord that this, while terrible, does not meet the threshold for censorship
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| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Dec 29, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 564 of Burundi's Penal Code in 2009 still applies but in 2017, Burundi made additional amendments that effectively criminalise trans people with imprisonment under Articles 366 and 367 which applies criminalises "the use of such falsified, forged or altered documents" with imprisonment and a fine. This includes licenses, certificates and passports and establishing an identity is explicitly listed as a criminal reason for doing so. |
| Sources | https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Burundi-Code-2017-penal.pdf |