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| Ugandan journalists arrested in South Sudan | Ugandan journalists arrested in South Sudan |
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| Two Ugandan journalists have been detained in South Sudan by officials from the country's internal security services. | Two Ugandan journalists have been detained in South Sudan by officials from the country's internal security services. |
| The Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) said Reuters correspondent Justin Dralaze and freelancer Hilary Ayesiga were arrested near the airport in the capital, Juba, and taken to a military establishment. | The Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) said Reuters correspondent Justin Dralaze and freelancer Hilary Ayesiga were arrested near the airport in the capital, Juba, and taken to a military establishment. |
| The South Sudan authorities claim the two journalists had no press permits or the formal accreditation that is issued by Juba authorities. | |
| UJU president Lucy Anyango Ekadu said: "We condemn in the strongest terms possible the arrest and detention of the journalists in a military establishment, moreover incommunicado. | UJU president Lucy Anyango Ekadu said: "We condemn in the strongest terms possible the arrest and detention of the journalists in a military establishment, moreover incommunicado. |
| "We call on the Juba authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the two journalists." | "We call on the Juba authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the two journalists." |
| The arrests occur at a time of heightened tensions in the world's youngest nation following last week's dismissal of the entire cabinet by the president, Salva Kiir. | The arrests occur at a time of heightened tensions in the world's youngest nation following last week's dismissal of the entire cabinet by the president, Salva Kiir. |
| Sources: Africa.com/BBC | Sources: Africa.com/BBC |