{
  "id": 17067266,
  "title": "Niger: Guards accused of 'cruel, inhuman' treatment after 33 die in detention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/niger-guards-accused-of-cruel-inhuman-treatment-after-33-die-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:17:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-niger-guards-accused-of-cruel-inhuman-treatment-after-33-die-in-detention"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Niger, guards ignored the panicked cries for help from 33 detainees who died in a detention cell last month. Reports indicate that 72 people were crowded into a poorly ventilated, 20-square-metre space, where dozens slowly suffocated over 11 hours. The cell may have been cleaned and disinfected before it could be investigated. FRANCE 24's correspondent Sam Olukoya has more.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}