{"id":111424,"date":"2024-04-30T03:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T07:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=111424"},"modified":"2024-04-30T03:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T07:22:32","slug":"massacre-report-burkina-faso-bans-more-foreign-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/04\/30\/massacre-report-burkina-faso-bans-more-foreign-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Massacre Report: Burkina Faso Bans More Foreign Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\"><b class=\"sc-ed73b9f2-0 jhhdRT\">The military junta in Burkina Faso has announced the suspension of yet more foreign media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing its <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2023\/06\/27\/160-years-nigerian-army-to-mark-anniversary.html\">army<\/a> of killing 223 civilians.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">According to the report, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it believed the the massacre in February was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">The West African nation&#8217;s military government has denied the allegation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">Africa Today News, New York, understands that they have already suspended the BBC and US broadcaster Voice of America for reporting on the HRW&#8217;s publication.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">The UK and US governments said in a joint statement that they strongly opposed the suspension of media outlets in the country, and urged authorities to reconsider their decision.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">&#8220;Free and independent media must be permitted to conduct investigations and good-faith reporting without fear of reprisals,&#8221; it read.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Read Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/04\/22\/netanyahu-vows-to-resist-any-us-sanctions-on-israeli-army\/\">Netanyahu Vows To Resist Any US Sanctions On Israeli Army<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">Burkina Faso is ruled by a military junta, which seized power in a coup in 2022, promising to end the Islamist insurgency.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">The violence has however continued to escalate, with more than a third of Burkina Faso controlled by jihadist groups.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">On Sunday, Burkina Faso&#8217;s communications regulator said broadcasts from French network TV5Monde would also be suspended for two weeks and access to its website blocked, state-owned media reported.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">The websites of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), French newspapers Le Monde and Ouest-France, British newspaper the Guardian, and African agencies APA and Ecofin have also been barred until further notice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">In its report, the non-governmental organisation said that Burkina Faso&#8217;s military had killed 179 people in Soro and 44 others in the nearby Nondin, villages in the country&#8217;s north.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-e1853509-0 bmLndb\">The alleged killings were the country&#8217;s &#8220;worst army abuse&#8221; 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