The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of publishers, editors and journalists, reiterates its call on authorities in Burundi to release Rwanda-based journalist Floriane Irangabiye, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier this month, and drop charges against her. Authorities in Burundi, instead of stifling the work of journalists, must respect press […]

The IPI global network for press freedom condemns the arrest and continued detention of journalist Floriane Irangabiye in Burundi. Irangabiye, a Burundian national based in Rwanda, was arrested by Burundi intelligence personnel in the capital Bujumbura on August 30. She was in the country to attend the funeral of one of her parents at the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today urged Burundi’s new president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, to restore press freedom in the country and release four imprisoned journalists In a letter to President Ndayishimiye, IPI Director of Advocacy Ravi R. Prasad also urged Burundi to lift […]

Tensions are running high in Burundi as citizens head to vote in presidential elections. In the run-up to the vote, members of the governing CNDD-FDD party have attacked critical media and the opposition, and a ruthless militia has expanded its power. The Arusha Accords, which were signed in 2000 to end the country’s seven-year-long civil […]