Burkina: Journalists Could Again Face Prison for Certain Press Offenses
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Unprecedented decline in press freedom in Burkina Faso: up to 30 years in prison for press offences (RSF statement) (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Reporters Without Borders denounces Burkina Faso's new Penal Code, unanimously adopted by the legislative assembly on October 20, which reintroduces prison sentences for press offences, including "apology for terrorism" (up to 30 years). RSF urges authorities not to promulgate it.
Burkina press: up to 30 years in prison for apology for terrorism (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's new Penal Code, adopted on 20 October 2026, punishes apology for terrorism with 11 to 20 years in prison, and 21 to 30 years when committed through the press or online. The text excludes press companies from the chapter on defamation.
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New Penal Code in Burkina Faso: terrorism, treason, espionage, parricide and deadly fraud now punishable by death
Burkina Faso’s new penal code reintroduces the death penalty for certain serious offenses and specifies execution methods, including firing squad, lethal injection, hanging and electrocution. It also sets out appeals and the case of pregnant women sentenced to death.
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Burkina Faso: The 2nd edition of the National Week against Cybercrime scheduled for 26–30 October 2026
The 2nd edition of the National Week against Cybercrime was launched on 26 October 2026 in Ouagadougou by the Ministry of Security and the BCLCC, to raise awareness of digital threats until 30 October. War Minister General Célestin Simporé represented the Prime Minister.
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Burkina Faso: November to be devoted to health communication in national languages
The Burkina Faso Ministry of Health is launching a health communication campaign in national languages from 2 to 30 November 2026, with radio broadcasts across the regions. Minister Robert Lucien Jean-Claude Kargougou presented its objectives.
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One person killed in deadly shooting in Paris suburbs
The suspect in a deadly shooting in the Paris suburbs has been transferred to a psychiatric unit, according to prosecutors. One man was killed and five people wounded in Trappes and La Verrière.
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