1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgLauren Wolfehttps://cpj.org/author/lwolfe/Online journalist finally released in Burundi - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tOMAvAgfMC"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/05/online-journalist-finally-released-in-burundi/">Online journalist finally released in Burundi</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/05/online-journalist-finally-released-in-burundi/embed/#?secret=tOMAvAgfMC" width="600" height="338" title="“Online journalist finally released in Burundi” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="tOMAvAgfMC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, May 17, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of online editor Jean-Claude Kavumbagu of Net Press on Monday but still questions the original charges placed against him. The High Court dropped charges of treason on May 13 but sentenced Kavumbagu to eight months in prison and a fine of 100,000 Burundian…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260