1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 1999: Burkina Faso - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="r4zyXfkmwO"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-burkina-faso/">Attacks on the Press 1999: Burkina Faso</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-burkina-faso/embed/#?secret=r4zyXfkmwO" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 1999: Burkina Faso” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="r4zyXfkmwO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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President Blaise Compaoré seized power in 1987 before seeking legitimacy through the ballot box in 1991 and again in 1998. But his regime still draws much of its authority from the army, especially from the infamous Presidential Guard Regiment (RSP), which local independent journalists blamed for several extrajudicial killings last year. It remains dangerous to…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260