Burkina junta critic arrested in growing crackdown: civil group

Burkina junta critic arrested in growing crackdown: civil group

Burkina Faso authorities arrested a member of a civil society group critical of the country’s military rulers, the organisation said Friday, the latest of numerous detentions targeting the junta’s critics. The organisation, the Patriotic Front, said in a statement that officials identifying themselves as intelligence officers detained its deputy secretary general Romuald Yaro on March 30 at his workplace in the capital Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso …