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- Burkina Faso's military junta, led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, dissolved 118 NGOs, a move Amnesty International calls a "flagrant attack" on freedom of association.
- The crackdown follows a 2022 coup and tightens restrictions on unions and opposition.
- Amnesty International's Ousmane Diallo said the move violates Burkina Faso's Constitution and international human rights commitments.
- Traore has accused NGOs of colluding with jihadists amid militant violence, signaling a shift from civic freedoms.
