Burkina Faso Bans More Media Outlets Over Coverage Of Alleged Massacre

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burkina faso bans more media outlets over coverage of alleged massacre
The Guardian and Le Monde among latest outlets hit with restrictions, following on from BBC and VOA last week Authorities in Burkina Faso have suspended further foreign media outlets over their reporting of an of hundreds of civilians by the Burkinabe army. The decision was announced in a statement over the weekend, days after the military government suspended the BBC, Voice of America and the international watchdog Human Rights Watch, halting broadcasts and blocking websites, after the latters scathing report on Thursday.