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Burkina Faso imposes military training on journalists

More than 40 journalists in Burkina Faso have taken part in a military-style "patriotism" training course imposed by the authoritarian ruling junta.

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00:01More than 40 journalists in Burkina Faso have taken part in a military-style training course imposed by the authority.
00:09The military-led government now require public and private media outlets to participate in the annual patriotic immersion.
00:17High school students sitting their end-of-school living exams have been required to do a similar type of training
00:23in Burkina Faso since last year.
00:25Tauri has pushed an agenda of domestically driven and anti-Western policies with the proclaimed aim of reclaiming national sovereignty.
00:35Rice activists have termed this initiating a worrying signal for press freedom.
00:41Organized by the security ministry, the journalist training was held at a police academy near the capital, Wagadougou.
00:49Men and women were among the 44 journalists and the cause lasted six days.
00:56Numerous media outlets have been suspended and according to the Rice Groups, dozens of journalists critical of the junta have
01:04been forcibly conscripted and sent to the front line.
01:07Information concernant une distribution régimen d'un.
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