Burkina Faso: Authorities in Burkina Faso Suspend Newspaper

press release

Burkina Faso's state-run media regulatory agency imposed a seven-day suspension on private daily Le Quotidien on December 13, 2012, after accusing its editor of repeatedly violating the press law, according to news reports.

The High Council of Communications, or CSC, said Le Quotidien had published "shocking and violent images" on its pages, according to news reports. The images included a photo published on November 26 of a victim burned in a traffic accident, and a June 2012 photo of a severed hand in connection with an amputation in Islamist-controlled northern Mali. Also published was a March 2012 photo of the body of a man killed in an armed robbery, news reports said.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.