World Press Freedom Day: US, UK oppose media closures, attack on journalists
As the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd), the governments of the United States and United Kingdom have condemned the suspension of media outlets, including VOA and the BBC, the blocking of Human Rights Watch’s website, and restrictions placed on all media from reporting on their articles. This decision, it says, […]
UK, US condemn human rights abuse in Burkina Faso
A report from Human Rights Watch has provided details of the execution of at least 223 civilians, including 56 children, in the villages of Nondin and Soro in Burkina Faso’s Yatenga province. Reacting to the report, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom blamed the massacres of civilians on the Burkinabe military […]