Female Journalist Intimidated After Reporting on Army Abuses
- Date:
- 24 October 2025
- Place:
- Burkina Faso
- Fact-check:
- Verified
- Reference:
- IAWRT-00402
Intimidation and threatsHarassment and surveillanceDigital threatsOnline Violence
On 16 October 2025, Aïssata Ouedraogo of Le Pays newspaper received death threats via phone and social media after publishing an exposé on alleged army abuses against civilians in Ouagadougou. She has since gone into hiding.
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