Der har været arrestationer, og i 2005 blev omkring 30 medlemmer af oppositionen fængslet, hvilket betyder, at mere end 300 nu sidder fængslet for deres politiske synspunkter, ofte under umenneskelige forhold.
Arrests have been on-going, and in 2005 approximately 30 members of the opposition were imprisoned, which means that by now the number of those detained for their political views in often inhuman circumstances has exceeded 300.