1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Burkina Faso - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FiCKpvzMHF"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-burkina-faso/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Burkina Faso</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-burkina-faso/embed/#?secret=FiCKpvzMHF" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Burkina Faso” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="FiCKpvzMHF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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2002 was a particularly tough year for President Blaise Compaoré, as accusations mounted that he is one of West Africa's most corrupt leaders and supports insurrection in neighboring Ivory Coast. Members of the media covering the corruption have been harassed, while the December 1998 murder of journalist Norbert Zongo remains unsolved.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_imprisoned.gif