Burkina Faso junta accused of secretly detaining journalist and others
Burkina Faso's authorities have been accused of secretly holding and abusing a prominent investigative journalist and dozens of other people in a makeshift detention facility in the capital, according to an international advocacy group.
Reporters Without Borders said Atiana Serge Oulon, editor of the newspaper L'Evenement, was taken from his home in June 2024 by several armed men in civilian clothes.
The group said he was among those held at the facility.
The allegations add to concerns about the treatment of critics and dissenters in Burkina Faso, where the military authorities have faced repeated accusations of restricting political space.
The report did not give details on the current condition of those said to have been detained.
Oulon is a prominent investigative journalist, and the claims focus attention on the risks faced by media workers in the country.
The report described the detention site as a makeshift facility in the capital.
No official response was included in the supplied material, and the allegations could not be independently verified from the information provided.
It remains unclear how many people were held in total, how long they were detained, and whether any are still being held.
