But not only Christians are persecuted in Burkina Faso. Anyone who disagrees with the ideology and policy of the regime is a victim of cruel repression.
July 26 (DPnet).– Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984, which means "land of straight people", under a new regime oriented to Marxist radicalism. 
Since the coup in 2022 and since the most recent one perpetrated in 2024, freedom of expression was curtailed with foreign journalists expelled and media suspended by authorities in the context of the recent post-coup transitional regime and the armed conflict. Armed groups and government forces committed unlawful attacks. Several public figures were victims of enforced disappearances and women and girls were victims of abduction. Armed groups severely restricted the economic and social rights of civilians in towns and villages under siege, mostly in the northern and eastern regions.
Army forces together with the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland (VDPs) –an auxiliary force– and Ansaroul Islam are perpetrating crimes against humanity with a special emphasis on Christian communities.
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Nevertheless, many have lost everything — their homes, their possessions and sometimes even their loved ones — because they chose to follow Christ. Among them is Domiana, a woman who faced persecution in Egypt. Today, we share her story and invite you to consider standing with persecuted Christians like her. This is just one example of many similar cases.
