Freedom of the Press 2007: Burkina Faso
27 February 2008
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Recent articles in Burkina Faso
Malian authorities suspend “Joliba TV” for 6 months
Issa Kaou N’Djim, an activist and critic of the Burkinabé junta, was handed a two-year prison sentence, with one year suspended, for his comments made during the fateful TV programme.
Media regulation crosses borders
Burkina Faso’s media has taken the audacious step of lodging a formal complaint with its counterpart in Mali against independent Malian Joliba TV News station.
VOA temporarily banned in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s media regulator accuses “Voice of America” of demoralising troops in the country and neighbouring Mali through its “Washington Forum” programme.