New videos are circulating showing civilians being escorted by armed individuals to an unknown destination. Elderly people and children unable to keep up are threatened with knives. Other footage reveals the lifeless bodies of civilians, allegedly from a massacre in Gayeri, a town in eastern Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
In response, the government condemned the spread of \u201cmisleading\u201d videos, which it claims falsely portray \u201cethnic massacres.\u201d A statement from the government describes this as part of a broader \u201cpolitical-media campaign\u201d aimed at tarnishing the country\u2019s image.<\/p>\n
According to the spokesperson, the goal is to stir up \u201ccommunity tensions\u201d and provoke inter-ethnic conflict. He reassured citizens that Burkina Faso remains committed to peace and the rights of all Burkinab\u00e8 to live freely and with dignity on their ancestral land. In a related development, Prosecutor Blaise Bazi\u00e9 confirmed the opening of an investigation into messages inciting the \u201cextermination\u201d of people from a particular ethnic group, often targeting the Fulani.<\/p>\n
An appeal for witnesses has been launched, urging the public to report anyone spreading hate speech online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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