Burkinabe Transitional Authorities Issues Search Warrants for 32 Terrorism Suspects

Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have issued search warrants for 32 individuals suspected of involvement in terrorism-related activities, the government announced. Among those actively sought are journalist and former president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Ahmed Newton Barry, former Member of Parliament for Marie de Dori, Aziz Diallo, journalist Abdoulaye Diallo, as well as…

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Uyghur rapper was imprisoned in China for ‘extremist’ lyrics, rights group says

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A young Uyghur rapper and singer-songwriter not seen since his arrest 20 months ago is imprisoned in China, serving a three-year sentence for composing lyrics that “promoted extremism,” according to the Chinese rights advocacy group Weiquanwang. Yashar Shohret, 26, who previously…

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