Mauritania tightens noose on bloggers

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The Ministry of Economy and Finance, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 1 April 2019, CARMEN ABD ALI/AFP via Getty Images

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.

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Online critics under constant threat in Mauritania

Online rights are under threat in Mauritiania as authorities detain freelance jouranalist Mohamed Salem Kerkoub and threaten bloggers Mohamed Haibeitna Delchoul and Bilal Abdarrahmane for assisting him.