Xenophobic violence in Benin: journalists demand release of detained colleague

Dozens of Beninese journalists sign a petition demanding the release of Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè.

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The journalist, arrested in Ivory Coast in July 2025, has been detained in Benin for a year.

His arrest is linked to his critical coverage of the 2019 legislative elections.

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