US EditionBurkina Faso: Prominent Burkina Faso Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
- Idrissa Barry was arrested in Ouagadougou, raising fears of enforced disappearance, according to his colleagues and media reports.
- Barry's opposition group condemned the arrest and demanded his release, stating authorities have not acknowledged his detention.
- Human Rights Watch reported video evidence linking pro-government militias to a massacre of civilians in Solenzo, raising accountability concerns.
- The military junta's crackdown on dissent and delayed elections have intensified violence and human rights abuses in Burkina Faso.
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"They were wearing red trellis and berets, they saw us and started shooting": in Solenzo, the Burkinabe army accused of a new killing
Soldiers and pro-government militias executed dozens of peul civilians on 10 and 11 March in the western part of the country, according to survivors joined by "Liberation".
Prominent Burkina Faso Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
Click to expand Image Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 4th, 2024. © 2024 Ute Grabowsky/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo On Tuesday, the well-known political activist and journalist Idrissa Barry was arrested by men claiming to be gendarmes in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, sparking fears he has been forcibly disappeared.Barry, 48, is the national secretary of the opposition political group Servir et Non se Servir (“To Serve and Not Serve Ones…
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anarchistfederation.netDemand investigation into Burkina Faso massacre
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an immediate investigation into the massacre of dozens of civilians in Burkina Faso’s western city of Solenzo on March 10 and 11. In a March 14 statement, HRW noted video footage circulating on social media that implicates pro-government militias in the killings, raising serious concerns about accountability and civilian protection in a country already grappling with widespread violence and human rights ab…
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