Burkina Faso added to human rights watchlist over crackdown on civil society

Burkina Faso has been placed on a human rights watchlist by the monitoring group Civicus, RFI English reports, citing a sharp escalation in restrictions on civil society by the country's military authorities. The listing points to intensifying reprisals against critics in recent months. Burkina Faso has been under military rule since a 2022 coup.

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