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On January 29th, Burundian authorities released a British and a French journalist who were arrested during a sweep for rebels in flashpoint districts in Bujumbura. The U.S. and European nations have criticized the government's clampdown on media, including the shuttering of private radio stations and expelling foreign journalists.
On January 29th, Amnesty International announced it had found five possible mass graves near Burundi's capital, where security forces are accused of killing scores of people in December. According to Amnesty International, satellite images show disturbed earth at sites in the Buringa area on the edge of Bujumbura that are consistent with witness reports of mass graves.
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