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Rights group calls for release of two French journalists held in Togo

The university hospital in Kara, northern Togo, near where the journalists were arrested while filming at a market.
The university hospital in Kara, northern Togo, near where the journalists were arrested while filming at a market. © Theolebaron/WikiCommons

Two French journalists detained in Togo since late July have been placed in pre-trial detention and charged with "false statements", Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said, calling for their immediate release.

Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani were arrested on 27 July along with their Togolese fixer, Fred Venum. They were filming a travel documentary series about journeys through remote and challenging regions for French public broadcaster France 5.

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