Churches other than Dutch Reform harassed for opposing regime. Death penalty used. Restricted under current state of emergency. Strategic position, gold and diamonds, make this an important ally in Africa. Ostensibly Republican democracy but military presence strong.
Any party advocating Islamic or Marxist-socialist stale is illegal.
Muslim activism repressed. Tight control, but recent confessions of police torturer widely reported. Trial by military courts, systematic torture, death penalty. Unilever and other companies encouraged to invest. Officially democratic but in practice a military dictatorship.