The Higher Communication Council (CSC) on Wednesday urged the Burkinabè State to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of journalists and the media in the exercise of their profession.
This appeal comes at a time when citizens are increasingly threatening to physically attack journalists, their organs and their property, because of the treatment of security news in Burkina Faso.
Private radio Omega has also filed a complaint against X because of the recurrence of threats against its journalists, its founder and its facilities.
Read the press release in its entirety:
“The Superior Council of Communication (CSC) notes with regret the recurrence of threats made against press organs and media actors in the exercise of their profession.
Faced with this situation, the CSC calls on citizens to show tolerance, moderation and restraint.
It condemns hate messages as well as calls for violence and invites Internet users to refrain from relaying or approving them.
The Superior Council of Communication urges the state administrative authorities to take the appropriate measures to ensure the safety of the media and journalists in the exercise of their profession.
The regulatory body also encourages information and communication professionals to put their social responsibility at the heart of their practices in a national context marked by crises.
He invites them, in view of the extreme fragility of our country, to be more careful and to persevere in their awareness-raising actions in favor of solidarity, social cohesion and peace.
The security crisis, which afflicts our people, forces us to cultivate solidarity and social cohesion to remain united and strong in the face of the common enemy.
This is why it is imperative that the exercise of freedom of expression, in this difficult context, be done in compliance with the texts of our country and with a view to preserving the essential national union”
Source: Burkina Information Agency