Benin Journalist Remains Detained, Activists Protest

A Beninese journalist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, has been detained in Benin for over a year, following his arrest in Côte d'Ivoire in July 2025. He was known for his critical reporting of the 2019 Beninese elections. Human rights organizations are calling his detention an arbitrary arrest and demanding his release.

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