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Burundi Frees Imprisoned Journalist Floriane Irangabiye After International Criticism
Burundi has released journalist Floriane Irangabiye, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in January 2023 for allegedly “undermining the integrity of the national territory”.
Irangabiye, 36, was arrested in August 2022 while visiting her family in the East African nation. Her release comes after international criticism and condemnation from human rights groups and media rights watchdogs.
According to a presidential decree published on social media by President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday, Irangabiye was granted a “presidential pardon measure” and benefited from a “total remission of sentences”. She was reunited with her family outside the Muyinga prison, expressing her happiness at being freed. “I am very happy because I have just reunited with my family,” Irangabiye told reporters.
Human rights group ACAT Burundi hailed the decision, saying that Irangabiye’s imprisonment was “illegal and unjustified”. The group urged President Ndayishimiye “to continue on this path by releasing all other people unjustly imprisoned”. Global media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it was “relieved” with the release, but added that Irangabiye “should never have been arrested or spent so much time behind bars”. The organization reiterated its call on the Burundian authorities to protect press freedom in the country and ensure that Burundian journalists can freely carry out their work without fear of reprisals.
Irangabiye’s case drew international condemnation, with the United Nations voicing concern last year over her imprisonment “simply for doing her job”. Her trial in January centered on her work at Radio Igicaniro and in particular her participation in a show alongside two critics of the Burundian leadership, according to court minutes and her lawyer. She had been living in neighboring Rwanda for a decade prior to her arrest, according to Amnesty International, which warned last year that the journalist’s “health had deteriorated while in detention”.
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