Press in Burkina Faso must be protected amid anti-government protests

From Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa Thu Oct 30 2014, 17:46:46

Lagos, Nigeria, October 30, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed that protesters stormed and looted the offices of Burkina Faso's national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina in the capital, Ouagadougou, today. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest a constitutional amendment that would allow President Blaise...

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