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Burundian Journalists Face Arrests, Censorship and Hardship, Says 2025 Media Report

Reliance on per diems and workshop allowances is increasingly shaping newsroom economics, a practice CEPID warns could weaken editorial independence.

ByFebruary 11, 2026

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