Burkinabè authorities are significantly escalating their suppression of dissenting opinions by including the names of several exiled journalists and activists on a list of individuals wanted for “criminal association in relation to a terrorist enterprise.” This development is widely perceived as a calculated strategy to intensify the government’s repression against independent media outlets and human rights advocates within Burkina Faso.
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