The National Council of Communications in Burundi Republic has banned all journalists from working for the BBC and the Voice of America in Burundi.
According to the authority, said it was forbidden for any journalist, Burundian or foreign, to provide directly or indirectly any information to the broadcasters.
It described as a lie a BBC documentary broadcast last year about killings by the security forces in a secret house in the capital, Bujumbura.
The Africa Eye team, who made the film, spoke to former intelligence officials, as well as detainees, who said that they either heard or saw victims being tortured with electric cables or being killed.
The Burundian authorities said the documentary violated media law. BBC broadcasts have already been suspended in Burundi for two years.
The BBC has condemned the decision, calling it “a serious blow against media freedom”.
“We believe it is vital for people around the world to have access to impartial, accurate and independent journalism, including the 1.3 million people in Burundi who currently rely on BBC News,” it said in a statement.