Burkina Faso junta secretly detained journalist and others, advocacy group says
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Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, burkina Faso junta secretly detained journalist and others, advocacy group says Reporters Without Borders says Burkina Faso's authorities secretly detained and abused a prominent journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift facility DAKAR, Senegal -- DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's authorities secretly held and abused a prominent investigative journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift detention facility in the capital, an international advocacy group said Wednesday, in the latest crackdown on political dissent in the West African nation.
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ABC News International Headlines
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/burkina-faso-junta-secretly-detained-journalist-advocacy-group-132698861
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/burkina-faso-authorities-accused-of-secretly-detaining-prominent-journalist?traffic_source=rss