Burkina Faso Suspends BBC and Voice of America after covering report on mass killings

Burkina Faso: Why Burkina Faso Is Muzzling Foreign Media

[DW] Burkina Faso's military junta has suspended more international media, including DW. It's part of a pattern of press repression as the junta's counterterrorism operations take a high civilian toll.

Burkina Faso suspends more foreign news media over massacre reports

Burkina Faso suspends international media outlets indefinitely for reporting army atrocities, rejecting Human Rights Watch's accusations.

Burkina Faso suspends media outlets over reports of civilian massacre

BBC Africa and the US-funded Voice of America among media groups forced to close

Burkina Faso bans more foreign media over HRW massacre report

The report, by US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said it believed the massacre in February was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists.

Burkina Faso suspends several more international news organizations following HRW report

The Superior Council of Communication (CSC) of Burkina Faso said in a statement on Sunday that it had suspended several more international news outlets for covering a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the country’s military of killing civilians. According to the CSC, TV5 programs are suspended for two weeks, while access to the websites of TV5 Monde, Deutsche Welle, West-France, Le Monde.fr, ApaNews, The Guardian and AgenceEcofin will be …

Burkina Faso blocks DW website over massacre coverage

Deutsche Welle's management has called for the website to "be unblocked immediately." Burkina Faso's regulatory authority suspended access to the DW site after coverage of alleged massacres at two villages.