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Journalist Florianne Irangabiye photographed on August 16, 2024, outside Bubanza Prison holding a certificate authorizing her release. (Photo: Credit withheld)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Burundian online journalist Florianne Irangabiye, who has served two years of a 10-year prison sentence, following a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFloriane Irangabiye\u2019s imprisonment was deeply unjust, and it is a great relief that she has finally been freed after two years behind bars,\u201d said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo, in Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAuthorities in Burundi must now ensure that no other journalist faces imprisonment for their work and that the media can work freely, without state interference or harassment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irangabiye was arrested on August 30, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2023 she was convicted of undermining the integrity of Burundi\u2019s national territory, charges that stemmed from her commentary criticizing the government on Radio Igicaniro, a Rwanda-based online outlet that she co-founded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 14, 2024, Burundi\u2019s President \u00c9variste Ndayishimiye signed a decree pardoning her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A person familiar with her case, speaking on condition of anonymity due to safety concerns, told CPJ she was released from prison on Friday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CPJ has documented that journalists in Burundi work amid government regulatory and national security pressures, facing arrests, physical attacks, and intimidation for their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Journalist Florianne Irangabiye photographed on August 16, 2024, outside Bubanza Prison holding a certificate authorizing her release. 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