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Burundi media: in the cross-hairs of government

AFP

Burundi’s journalists are bracing for tough times after parliament passed a restrictive draft media law that rights groups fear is designed to silence critical voices ahead of a general election in two years. The law, prepared amid great secrecy last year, was adopted by parliament last Monday.