1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Burkina Faso - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LDCIhWj1Nt"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-burkina-faso/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Burkina Faso</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-burkina-faso/embed/#?secret=LDCIhWj1Nt" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Burkina Faso” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="LDCIhWj1Nt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The people of Burkina Faso have grown used to President Blaise Compaoré's broken promises to respect the law. So on March 30, after the president opened the "National Day of Forgiveness" with an extraordinary apology for all crimes committed by his government, hundreds of people took to the streets to demand justice, not apologies.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260