Several radios stations — the most relied upon for information in Burundi — were closed and some were attacked. Dozens of journalists fled and some suffered torture, such as Esdras Ndikumana.
Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ iléeṣẹ́ agbóhùnsáfẹ́fẹ́ — tí àwọn ènìyàn fẹ́ràn fún ẹ̀kúnrẹ́rẹ́ ìròyìn tí kò figbákanbọ̀kan ní Burundi — ni a ṣán pa. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ akọ̀ròyìn lló júbà ehoro tí àwọn mìíràn bíi Esdras Ndikumana jẹ mo-yó-ìyà