Floriane Irangabiye freed: Burundi radio host overjoyed to receive presidential pardon
Once exiled in Rwanda, Floriane Irangabiye was arrested two years ago when she went home for a funeral.
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Floriane Irangabiye spoke to the BBC as she left Bubanza Prison nearly two years after her arrest and said she could not wait to see her two children.
The 36-year-old added that she was unlikely to continue in her role at the media company that regularly criticised Burundi's government.
Burundi has a poor record when it comes to press freedom, ranking 108th out of 180 countries on the latest global index by the Reporters Without Borders watchdog.
Before her arrest, the journalist had been living in neighbouring Rwanda where she ran Radio Igicaniro.
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