Burkina Faso Forces Journalists To Join The Military

Journalists in Burkina Faso are facing forced conscription into the army as a repercussion for criticizing the government, according to Sadibou Marong, the West African director of Reporters Without Borders.

The rights group says at least two journalists have been summoned and one escaped after a brief period in the army. This follows a crackdown on foreign media outlets for reporting on accusations of human rights abuses by the Burkina Faso army. What do you make of this action by the military junta?