OUAGADOUGOU - Media organisations in Burkina Faso have accused the ruling junta of a clampdown after Radio France Internationale (RFI), which is widely followed in the Sahel state, was suspended.
In a statement received by AFP on Monday, the heads of 10 media outlets said journalists faced daily pressure from the authorities or "manipulated groups" within the population.
"Telling the truth or just reporting the facts, the sacred work of our profession, has become a crime which for the media can lead to suspension without procedural recourse, or a bounty placed on the head of a journalist," they said.
