Burundi: four-year prison sentence for Sandra Muhoza, the only woman journalist detained in sub-Saharan Africa
January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
PARIS, France, Jan. 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news:
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Burundi: four-year prison sentence for Sandra Muhoza, the only woman journalist detained in sub-Saharan Africa
Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Ngozi High Court in the north of the country. A sentence nearly twice as long as the one that was originally handed down to her in December 2024. Reporters Withou . . .
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Burundi: four-year prison sentence for Sandra Muhoza, the only woman journalist detained in sub-Saharan Africa
Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Ngozi High Court in the north of the country. A sentence nearly twice as long as the one that was originally handed down to her in December 2024. Reporters Withou . . .