Burundi: A lack of press freedom results in self-censorship and exile for many journalists

Burundi: A lack of press freedom results in self-censorship and exile for many journalists

Some media outlets work in exileOriginally published on Global VoicesA sign for the Iwacu press group. Screenshot from the video “Burundi: Independent Media Press Conference on the Agence France Presse (AFP) YouTube channel. Fair use. The Burundian media landscape poses immense challenges for journalists in this Central African country. They often receive death threats and work in a virtually permanent state of insecurity. According to the Repor…

VIEWPOINT: Stay on the Record, Keep Resisting Self-Censorship

When I write, I have one primary goal: I want you to bleed. I want the knife of my words to cut your soul and leave you there wondering how to fix the emotional mess.    At my worst, I am a plastic kitchen knife trying to cut into a tough sirloin steak. My writing is too languid, perhaps self-indulgent, replete with commas and semicolons and hyphens.   But even at my lowest, I am proud of what I write. The act of publishing is a brave statement …