Detained French Filmmakers and Local Fixer Freed After Weeks in Togo

Two French documentary directors and their Togolese production assistant have been released and granted permission to leave Togo after weeks of detention. Their release follows intense diplomatic pressure and international appeals regarding their unlawful imprisonment.

2 Sept, 19:21 — 2 Sept, 19:21

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French filmmakers and local fixer freed after weeks in Togo detention

Two French documentary makers and their Togolese fixer have been granted provisional release in Togo, more than a month after they were arrested in the north while working on a television programme. The three deny accusations of false statements and irregularities linked to their filming assignment.

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French filmmakers and local fixer freed after weeks in Togo detention

Togo : Gaël Mocaër et Sebastian Perez Pezzani, les deux réalisateurs français détenus depuis fin juillet, autorisés à quitter le territoire

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