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RSF urges Burundi to break silence over missing journalist

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Press freedom groups demand justice for missing Burundian journalist

A decade after the disappearance of Burundian journalist Jean Bigirimana, his family, colleagues, and press freedom advocates are still waiting for definitive answers regarding his fate.

 

Bigirimana, who worked for the independent news outlet Iwacu, vanished under mysterious circumstances in July 2016. His case has since become a stark symbol of the ongoing dangers and violence faced by media workers in Burundi.

 

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has strongly condemned the lingering impunity surrounding his disappearance, calling on the Burundian authorities to break their silence and launch a credible, transparent investigation to establish the truth.

 

–ChannelAfrica–