Burkina Faso Intensifies Media Crackdown, Citing Misrepresentation in Massacre Reports

The government suspends several international news organizations, escalating tensions over media freedom and coverage of alleged army abuses.

Authorities in Burkina Faso have suspended multiple international media outlets, including The Guardian and Le Monde, following their coverage of a Human Rights Watch report.
The report accused the Burkinabe army of killing at least 223 civilians in February, allegations the government has vehemently denied.
The media suspensions are part of a broader pattern of censorship in Burkina Faso amid ongoing military rule and regional instability.
Reporters Without Borders and other press freedom organizations have condemned the actions, calling them grave and abusive.
The conflict in Burkina Faso has worsened since 2015, with thousands killed and over two million displaced, despite multiple changes in government.