South Sudan in Focus

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South Sudan in Focus: South Sudanese human rights activists say they want to see the government take concrete steps to address incidents of extrajudicial killings across the country; Some lawmakers in the Jonglei State Legislative Assembly are criticizing state governor Denay Jock Chagor for suspending members of the assembly without following proper procedures; Civil society organizations have joined calls to release South Sudanese journalist Diing Magot who is in her fifth day of detention; SPLM-IO officials in Lakes State say security forces arrested some of their supporters in the state capital Rumbek on Thursday and are detaining them in unidentified locations.