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Investigative journalist secretly detained for nearly two years in Burkina Faso
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published a report alleging that investigative journalist Atiana Serge Oulon has been secretly detained since June 2024 in a villa turned into a prison in Ouagadougou, contradicting the military government's claim of conscription. RSF reports that detainees faced threats of execution, beatings, and starvation, and urged the immediate release of Oulon, who had angered the junta with his corruption exposés. The junta has increasingly cracked down on dissent, banning political parties and civil-society groups while fighting Islamist insurgencies.