Burundi pardons journalist sentenced to ten years in jail

Burundi has pardoned a journalist sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly "undermining the integrity of the national territory", the presidency announced late Thursday. Floriane Irangabiye was arrested in August 2022 while visiting her family in the East African nation and sentenced in January 2023, provoking international concerns over press freedoms. In a notice [...]The post Burundi pardons journalist sentenced to ten years in jail appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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