(MFWA/IFEX) – Authorities at the Ministry of Interior, Post and Telecommunications seized and banned the distribution of the 6 April 2005 issue (No. 482) of the independent weekly “Le Calame”. No official explanation was given and no specific offence was cited. “Le Calame” management speculates that the ban may have been the result of an […]
(MFWA/IFEX) – Authorities at the Ministry of Interior, Post and Telecommunications seized and banned the distribution of the 6 April 2005 issue (No. 482) of the independent weekly “Le Calame”.
No official explanation was given and no specific offence was cited. “Le Calame” management speculates that the ban may have been the result of an article about a meeting between officers of the National Armed Forces and the chief of staff, which appeared in the newspaper.
The Interior Ministry’s decision is based on the provisions of Article 11 of the 1991 Press Law, which empowers the ministry to either suspend or ban the publication and circulation of newspapers in Mauritania.
