S. Sudan journalists detained over leaked video
4 years agoSouth Sudans President Salva Kiir (C) attends the departure ceremony of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) as they are deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the SSPDF Headquarters in Juba on December 28, 2022. - South Sudan will send 750 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo soon to join a regional force fighting a rebel offensive, a military spokesman said Wednesday. Fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group prompted the East African Community (EAC) bloc to deploy a joint regional force to quell the violence, with Kenya and Uganda also sending soldiers to the DRC. (Photo by Samir BOL / AFP)
Media rights groups have called for South Sudanese authorities to release six journalists detained after footage was leaked reportedly showing President Salva Kiir urinating on himself.
