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– Where is Burundian reporter Jean Bigirimana? (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 25, 2017

A reporter for the independent news website Iwacu, reporter Jean Bigirimana left his home in Bujumbura on the morning of 22 July 2016 to meet a contact in Bugarama. He told his wife he would be back for lunch. She never saw him again.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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