Burkina Faso Expels Journalists Sophie Douce and Agns Faivre

New York — Authorities in Burkina Faso on Saturday, April 1, expelled Agnès Faivre and Sophie Douce, correspondents for the French privately owned Liberation and Le Monde newspapers respectively, according to statements published by both outlets condemning the decisions and other media reports. The previous day, state security officials had summoned the journalists and questioned them about their work. An official subsequently went to their homes and told them to leave the country; they were not given specific reasons for the expulsion. The two arrived in Paris on Sunday morning. “Burkina Faso authorities should halt their campaign of intimidation and…