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UN Calls Niger Junta to Free Ex-President, End Arbitrary Arrests
Former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife have been detained by Niger's military junta since July 2023, when it seized power. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, an independent expert body that investigates cases of …