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Two journalists in Burkina Faso, detained under contentious anti-terrorism laws, have been freed, according to a statement from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on Tuesday, just days after the release of two other journalists.
The military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, which took power following a coup in September 2022, faces accusations of implementing a mobilisation decree to conscript critics into the military to combat jihadist insurgents forcibly.
Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Burkina Faso Journalists (AJB), and Phil Roland Zongo from Femina FM were released and went back to their families on Monday night, after being held for four months by the military, RSF reported.
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They were both taken into custody in March during a crackdown on journalists who protested against restrictions on press freedom in the nation.
Last week, two additional reporters — Guezouma Sanogo, who serves as vice president of the AJB, and Luc Pagbelguem, were also released. However, RSF notes that at least two journalists remain forcibly conscripted at the front lines.
In connection with the same crackdown, several military personnel, including the former chief of staff of the gendarmerie, Evrard Somda, have been arrested for “conspiracy” or for “attempting to undermine republican institutions.”
