Burundi - Radio reporter will spend Burundi's 50th independence anniversary in jail

Reporters without borders

Two days before the start of celebrations on 1 July marking the 50th anniversary of Burundi's independence, Reporters Without Borders renews its unequivocal support for jailed radio journalist Hassan Ruvakuki. A reporter for Bonesha FM and the Swahili service of Radio France Internationale, he is held in the central city of Muramvya where he will be taking no part in the patriotic festivities organized by the authorities. “All devotees of freedom and justice know there is nothing to (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - vendredi 29 juin 2012