Burundi's Descent Into Lawlessness

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Ask anyone in Bujumbura and they will tell you the same thing: dark days lie ahead.

Burundi seems to be descending into uncontrolled violence. A frightening lawlessness is taking hold, which some authorities appear to be taking advantage of to justify brutal repression. Politically motivated killings are more frequent by the day, with hardly any of the killers arrested or prosecuted.

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