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Burundi: imprisoned people released as part of effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons
All imprisoned people charged with minor crimes must be released within two weeks to ease overcrowding in Burundi's prisons. This was the ultimatum that was recently given by the country's president.
Source: Africanews (18/11/2024)