Why were journalists in Juba arrested over a social media video?
The video showed President Salva Kiir wetting himself at an official function. The journalists have now been held for two weeks.
After a video of the president of South Sudan wetting himself at an official function was shared widely on social media, six journalists were arrested.
The incident occurred in December as Salva Kiir stood for the national anthem - but the journalists were taken for questioning on January 3rd.
But while many people assumed it would quickly blow over, the men, who all work for the national broadcaster SSBC, are still being held incommunicado two weeks later.
The government’s Information Minister said that people should wait to know why the journalists were detained.
So what does this mean for press freedom in South Sudan? And will this have a chilling effect on the work of the media there?
For Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja speaks to Oyet Patrick of the South Sudan Union of Journalists.
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