Togo charges two French journalists over incorrect documents, rights group says
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The two filmmakers were arrested while working in Kara, in northern Togo, last month The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with "false declarations" despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said.
上个月，这两名电影制片人在多哥北部卡拉工作时被捕 无国界记者组织（RSF）表示，自上个月以来在多哥被拘留的两名法国记者被指控“虚假声明”，尽管他们拥有在那里工作的正确文件。
Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani had been filming a documentary in Kara, northern Togo, for France Télévisions when they were arrested on 27 July, the media rights group said, despite having work visas and authorisation to film there.
该媒体权利组织表示，盖尔·莫卡尔和塞巴斯蒂安·佩雷斯·佩扎尼于 7 月 27 日在多哥北部的卡拉为法国电视台拍摄一部纪录片，尽管他们拥有工作签证和在那里拍摄的授权，但他们被捕。
France's foreign ministry confirmed the pair's detention, adding that they had been visited by French officials three times.
法国外交部证实了两人的拘留，并补充说法国官员已三度探视他们。
Togolese authorities have yet to comment. Togo has faced criticism for clamping down on free speech, with several foreign journalists detained in recent years.
多哥当局尚未发表评论。 多哥因压制言论自由而面临批评，近年来有多名外国记者被拘留。
However, there are suggestions Mocaër and Pezzani are being held as bargaining chips for an exchange with France - a practice of which other countries have been accused.
然而，有迹象表明莫卡尔和佩扎尼被当作与法国交换的筹码——其他国家也指责这种做法。
The pair are being held in pre-trial detention at a "law-enforcement facility" near the capital, Lomé, RSF said.
无国界记者组织称，两人目前被审前拘留在首都洛美附近的一个“执法机构”。
It said Pezzani was "suffering from serious health problems that require immediate medical attention".
声明称，佩扎尼“患有严重的健康问题，需要立即就医”。
The men had all the required documents to work in the West African nation and were in "full compliance with the administrative regulations in force", Tony Comiti Productions, the company producing the show, said.
该剧的制作公司托尼·科米蒂制作公司表示，这些人拥有在这个西非国家工作所需的所有文件，并且“完全遵守现行的行政法规”。
A third man - the journalists' Togolese fixer Fred Vedomey - has also been detained.
第三名男子——记者的多哥掮客弗雷德·维多梅（Fred Vedomey）也被拘留。
RSF director general Thibaut Bruttin said the organisation was "alarmed by a situation that has now lasted for more than 20 days".
无国界医生组织总干事蒂博·布鲁廷表示，该组织“对目前已经持续 20 多天的情况感到震惊”。
"The organisation condemns these unjustified and disproportionate proceedings and calls for the immediate release of the French media professionals."
“该组织谴责这些不公正和不相称的程序，并呼吁立即释放法国媒体专业人员。”
The families of the Frenchmen said they were hoping for a "swift resolution" in a joint statement shared by RSF, adding that the "uncertainty and anguish weigh daily" on them.
法国人的家人表示，他们希望在无国界医生组织分享的一份联合声明中得到“迅速解决”，并补充说，“不确定性和痛苦每天都在困扰着他们”。
"We are devastated by the deprivation of liberty being endured in Togo by our partners, our fathers, our sons and our brothers," they said.
他们说：“我们对我们的伙伴、我们的父亲、我们的儿子和我们的兄弟在多哥遭受的自由被剥夺感到震惊。”
"Gaël and Sebastian are passionate documentary filmmakers, deeply committed to telling the stories of the people they meet and bearing witness to the realities of their lives."
“盖尔和塞巴斯蒂安是充满热情的纪录片制作人，致力于讲述他们遇到的人的故事并见证他们的生活现实。”
The French foreign ministry said they were monitoring how the pair were being treated, as well as their access to legal representation.
法国外交部表示，他们正在监控两人的待遇以及他们获得法律代表的情况。
Officials were also in contact with their lawyer, employer and families, it added. Tony Comiti Productions said Mocaër and Pezzani were "seasoned, experienced professionals" who had worked across the world to "document people's daily lives... with no political purpose".
报道补充说，官员们还与他们的律师、雇主和家人取得了联系。 托尼·科米蒂制作公司表示，莫卡尔和佩扎尼是“经验丰富、经验丰富的专业人士”，他们曾在世界各地“记录人们的日常生活……没有任何政治目的”。
While it is unclear why the journalists were arrested, some local reports have linked their detention to a Togolese investigative journalist who is living in exile in France.
虽然尚不清楚这些记者被捕的原因，但一些当地报道将他们的拘留与一名流亡法国的多哥调查记者联系起来。
Ferdinand Ayité was arrested in Togo in 2021 after complaints from government ministers over comments made online.
费迪南德·阿伊特 (Ferdinand Ayité) 于 2021 年在多哥因政府部长对网上言论的投诉而被捕。
He later left the country. Some reports claim Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé wants him returned and that the French nationals could be used as leverage.
后来他离开了这个国家。 一些报道称，多哥总统福雷·纳辛贝希望他回国，而法国国民可以作为筹码。
Neither French nor Togolese authorities have suggested this was the case. The case comes amid concerns over press freedom and political dissent in Togo, which ranks 97th out of 180 countries on RSF's press freedom index.
法国和多哥当局都没有暗示情况确实如此。 此案发生之际，人们对多哥的新闻自由和政治异议感到担忧。根据无国界记者组织的新闻自由指数，多哥在 180 个国家中排名第 97 位。
In June 2025, French broadcasters France 24 and RFI were suspended for three months for allegedly spreading "inaccurate and biased" information following anti-government protests.
2025 年 6 月，法国广播公司 France 24 和 RFI 因涉嫌在反政府抗议后传播“不准确和有偏见”的信息而被暂停三个月。
The broadcasters rejected the accusations. The year prior, French journalist Thomas Dietrich was arrested while covering electoral campaigning in Togo and was later expelled from the country, according to the International Press Institute.
广播公司否认了这些指控。 据国际新闻学院报道，前一年，法国记者托马斯·迪特里希在报道多哥竞选活动时被捕，随后被驱逐出境。
Togo - which gained independence from France in 1960 - has long been criticised for widespread corruption and fraud.
1960 年脱离法国独立的多哥长期以来因普遍存在的腐败和欺诈而受到批评。
Gnassingbé has held office since he succeeded his father - who died in 2005 - and was re-elected in 2010, 2015 and 2020 in elections opposition parties have alleged were subject to widespread fraud.
纳辛贝自 2005 年去世的父亲继任以来一直担任总统，并在 2010 年、2015 年和 2020 年的选举中连任，反对党声称这些选举存在广泛的舞弊行为。
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