Ivory Coast has released six journalists arrested for publishing stories that authorities said could incite another soldiers' revolt, the journalists' trade union said on Wednesday, following a series of army mutinies this year over pay. The government paid some soldiers an undisclosed sum in January, triggering revolts from other troops seeking similar payouts. The journalists were arrested on Sunday and underwent hours of questioning after publishing details of the deal reached between the soldiers and the government. Moussa Traore, president of Ivory Coast's National Union of Journalists, said they had been freed late on Tuesday, hailing the decision as "a victory for the freedom of the press". The judge will decide whether to prosecute the six, though media sources said this was unlikely.

Source: The Star February 15, 2017 15:56 UTC