Freedom of the Press 2007: Mauritania
28 February 2008
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Recent articles in Mauritania
Mauritania tightens noose on bloggers
The defamation and slander charges against Mauritanian blogger Abderrahmane Ould Weddady point to the continued and systematic clampdown on online dissent.
Leveraging the digital space to combat human trafficking
Through its study of the role of the internet in human trafficking, the African Legal Think Tank on Women’s Rights realised it’s possible to use the same technology to curb the illegal practice.
Mauritanian reporter arrested for questioning government spending
Despite the lack of an arrest warrant, editor and journalist Abdellahi Mohamed Ould Atigha was dragged from his home by police and detained for 2 days.