Annual Report 2008: Mauritania
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
9 April 2008
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Recent articles in Mauritania
Mauritania launches digital media initiative
Mauritanian media stakeholders meet to discuss the importance of upholding stringent journalistic standards, while ensuring freedom of expression and reliable information flow in the digital age.
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.