1. Jogging

Don’t expect to hear of any marathons in Burundi, a country where jogging could land you in jail for life. President Pierre Nkurunziza banned group jogs in 2014, because he feared they were being used by an opposition group as a front for unauthorized demonstrations against the government.

Photo from GlobeRunner

On March 8, 2014, groups of people set out on their Saturday morning jogs throughout the capital of Bujumbura – a very common sight at the time.

Within minutes, security forces were dispersing several of these crowds with tear gas and rounding people up. Many belonged to the opposition group Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (MSD).

22 of these joggers received life sentences, while others got prison terms no shorter than five years.