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Burkina Faso authorities accused of secretly detaining prominent journalist

Al Jazeera·Mariem Bah·27 days ago
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Reporters Without Borders says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account. A media rights group has accused Burkina Faso’s military authorities of arbitrarily detaining and mistreating a prominent investigative journalist who has been missing for nearly two years. In a report on Wednesday, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Atiana Serge Oulon was abducted from his home on June 24, 2024 by some 10 armed men in civilian clothing. The authorities later said the publication director of L’Evenement had been conscripted into the military. But RSF said its investigation had found that at least until the end of 2025, Oulon “was detained, held captive, and subjected to violence” inside a villa in the capital, Ouagadougou, that had been turned into a makeshift prison holding dozens of people.…

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