Burkina Faso Junta Shuts Major Mosque After Arrests of Protesters
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The Burkinabe junta ordered the closure "until further order" of the capital's large Sunni mosque. A decision taken after the arrest of Imam Kindo on Tuesday 26 May, which provoked unprecedented demonstrations of the faithful demanding his release.
Burkina Faso junta shuts major mosque after arrests of protesters
Burkina Faso’s military junta has closed the capital’s main Sunni mosque after nearly 100 supporters of a detained preacher were arrested following protests, deepening concerns over growing repression under the country’s military rulers.
In Burkina, the large Sunni mosque in Ouagadougou is under surveillance. Currently, the area around the mosque is closed and the police are in place, a measure put in place by the authorities after the announcement on Thursday 28 May of the closure "until further order" of the mosque, for "risks of disturbance to public order". Tuesday night, the eve of the Tabaski, demonstrations had taken place, led by the mosque's faithful who called for the …
The authorities in Burkina Faso said that they had decided to close the Grand Mosque of the Sunni Movement in the capital, Ouagadougou, until further notice, justifying the decision with fears of disturbances that might affect public order, following protests in the city to demand the release of an arrested imam. According to a decision signed by Thursday, the Governor of Kadyogo Abdullah Basinga Province, it was decided to close immediately the…
In Ouagadougou, the large Sunni mosque in Ouagadougou has just been sealed 24 hours after the arrest of Imam Kindo. It is the governorate of Kadiogo that put the Sunni temple under bell.
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