# Niger guards accused of ‘cruel, inhuman’ treatment after 33 die in detention

https://mins.news/en/item/120820

- France 24, 2026-10-29 13:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-niger-guards-accused-of-cruel-inhuman-treatment-after-33-die-in-detention

> Thirty-three detainees died in a Niger detention cell last month. Reports say 72 people were crammed into a poorly ventilated 20-square-metre space, where dozens suffocated over 11 hours as guards ignored their panicked calls for help. The cell may have been cleaned and disinfected before investigators could examine it.

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