Month: March 2025

Burkina Faso’s military junta intensifies crackdown on journalists

Aïcha Abdou

Click to expand Image (Nairobi) – The military junta governing Burkina Faso detained three journalists on March 24, 2025, for their reporting on the government’s escalating crackdown on media, Human Rights Watch announced today. Authorities apprehended Guezouma Sanogo and Boukari Ouoba, who serve as president and vice-president of the Association of Journalists of Burkina (AJB) respectively, along with Luc Pagbelguem, a journalist from the private television channel BF1, in the capital city of Ouagadougou. The current whereabouts of these three individuals remain unknown, raising serious concerns about potential enforced disappearances.…

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Amnesty International raises alarm over escalating repression in Niger

Ousmane Tandja

Eighteen months following the military takeover on 26 July 2023 that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, the CNSP military junta is consolidating its authority over Niger. A recent report by Amnesty International, released on 18 March, documents a disturbing trend of forced disappearances, unlawful detentions, media suppression, and the prohibition of political activities. The document, titled “Niger: Threatened and Silenced: Human Rights and Civic Space Under Pressure Since the 26 July Coup,” details significant violations of political and civil liberties occurring between July 2023 and January 2025. Critical voices and former…

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