By Isseu Diouf Campbell
Several members of New York City’s Burkinabé community gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, across the United Nations headquarters, on June 10, 2014, to protest against any attempt to revise Article 37 of the Constitution that would allow President Blaise Compaoré to run in the upcoming elections scheduled in November 2015.
The protesters expressed their frustration through songs and very explicit signs, urging Compaoré to organize transparent elections and leave peacefully at the end of his term.
Blaise Compaoré came to power in a 1987 military coup that left his friend Thomas Sankara dead along with several other officials.
