Journalist reaction

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Journalists in South Sudan have expressed fear for their jobs after one of their colleagues was arrested in Juba. Emmanuel Monychol, the editor in chief, was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday by officers thought be from the National Security Service. The chairperson of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan calls on authorities to openly to tell them why Monychol was arrested. David Kumuri, the spokesperson of the National Security Services (NISS) promised to call back after failing to respond immediately to VOA's request for comment. Denis Logonyi reports from Juba.