South African journalists say held, tortured in Eswatini Updated
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Two South African journalists were detained and tortured by security forces while on assignment in Eswatini, which has been hit by deadly pro-democracy protests, their publication said Monday.
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Cebelihle Mbuyisa, 28, and Magnificent Mndebele, 24, were detained on Sunday by soldiers along a highway near the central town of Matsapha while returning from covering the funeral of a man who was allegedly shot by security forces during the protests, their non-profit publication New Frame said.
They were detained, assaulted and tortured by security forces, said their employer in a statement, adding that plastic bags were placed over their heads to suffocate them .
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