National Assembly adopts amendments to Criminal Code: restrictions to freedom of expression Published at 25.09.2019 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law Read more
Civil Society Fears Effects of NGO legislation and mandatory re-registration Published at 17.08.2016 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Read more
Journalist attacked and threatened in Burkina Faso Published at 16.03.2017 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist Read more
Trade union concerned over proposed bill to curtail right to strike Published at 23.05.2017 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights restrictive law Read more
Journalist acquitted of defamation charges Published at 11.08.2017 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on journalist criminal defamation Read more
Peaceful protests prohibited by authorities Published at 27.10.2017 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
French President's visit sparks protests in Ouagadougou Published at 15.01.2018 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Blogger Naïm Touré sentenced to two months in prison Published at 17.07.2018 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Detention activists, protests banned, negative impact of terrorism on media freedom Published at 30.03.2020 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest self censorship protest disruption HRD threatened intimidation attack on journalist HRD prosecuted non state actors HRD detained Read more
Détention de militants, interdiction de manifestations et impact du terrorisme sur les médias Published at 01.04.2020 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained prevention of protest HRD threatened protest disruption self censorship intimidation attack on journalist HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Protest in Fada N’Gourma against insecurity and stigmatisation Published at 06.07.2020 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions protest disruption protest intimidation Read more
Increasing insecurity in Burkina Faso: mass protests, two journalists, one conservationist killed Published at 12.07.2021 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing killing of journalist protest censorship non state actors Read more
Insécurité croissante au Burkina : manifestations de masse, deux journalistes et un écologiste tués Published at 19.07.2021 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist protest censorship HRD killing non state actors Read more
Mass protests against increasing insecurity; authorities shut down mobile internet Published at 22.12.2021 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption violent protest time,place restrictions censorship attack on journalist internet restriction protest Read more
Manifestations de masse contre l'insécurité croissante; les autorités coupent l'Internet mobile Published at 11.01.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption internet restriction violent protest time,place restrictions censorship attack on journalist protest Read more
Journalists threatened and attacked; HRD detained; protest banned Published at 07.09.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained prevention of protest intimidation time,place restrictions attack on journalist non state actors Read more
Menaces et attaques contre des journalistes, détention d'un DDH et interdiction d'une manifestation Published at 12.09.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained prevention of protest intimidation time,place restrictions attack on journalist non state actors Read more
Military coup: Clashes at protests and press freedom violations Published at 30.04.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions protest disruption attack on journalist internet restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained violent protest Read more
Civic space further restricted after a second military coup Published at 14.12.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest intimidation harassment censorship HRD prosecuted protest Read more
L'espace civique encore plus restreint après un second coup d'État militaire Published at 21.12.2022 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest intimidation harassment censorship HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Alarming escalation of press freedom violations in Burkina Faso Published at 25.07.2023 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained censorship HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Burkina Faso : les violations de la liberté de la presse augmentent de façon alarmante Published at 08.08.2023 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained censorship HRD threatened non state actors Read more
