Articles - Mauritania
10 February 2010
Mauritania
Editor imprisoned for criticising military junta
In a move that surprised press freedom groups, a jailed Mauritanian editor of an online publication critical of the country's rulers was sentenced to a further two years in prison on 4 February, report the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
31 October 2008
Mauritania
EX MINISTRO DETENIDO POR HABLAR EN CONTRA DE EJÉRCITO
31 October 2008
Mauritania
UN ANCIEN MINISTRE EST DÉTENU POUR AVOIR DÉNONCÉ L'ARMÉE
29 October 2008
Mauritania
FORMER MINISTER DETAINED FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST MILITARY
An independent researcher and former minister is being detained for criticising Mauritania's military and faces up to seven years in prison, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and news reports.
15 August 2008
Mauritania
PERIODISTA ARRESTADO AL CUBRIR MANIFESTACIÓN ANTIGOLPISTA
15 August 2008
Mauritania
UN JOURNALISTE EST ARRÊTÉ PENDANT QU'IL COUVRAIT UNE MANIFESTATION DE PROTESTATION CONTRE LE COUP D'ÉTAT
13 August 2008
Mauritania
JOURNALIST ARRESTED COVERING ANTI-COUP DEMONSTRATION
Reporter Ahmed Ould Neda of the Nouakchott-based independent news agency "Akbar Info" was arrested on 7 August 2008 while covering a demonstration against Mauritania's new military regime. Police confiscated Neda's camera with pictures of a police assault, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) reported.
6 July 2007
Mauritania
LIBRE EXPRESIÓN EN MAURITANIA LIMITADA POR ELEVADOS PRECIOS Y PERIODISTAS CON CAPACITACIÓN DEFICIENTE, ENCUENTRA ARTICLE 19
6 July 2007
Mauritania
EN MAURITANIE, LA LIBRE EXPRESSION EST LIMITÉE PAR LES PRIX ÉLEVÉS ET LA FORMATION DÉFICIENTE DES JOURNALISTES, CONSTATE ARTICLE 19
3 July 2007
Mauritania
FREE EXPRESSION IN MAURITANIA LIMITED BY HIGH PRICES AND POORLY TRAINED JOURNALISTS, ARTICLE 19 FINDS
Free expression in Mauritania suffers from high newspaper prices, poor distribution, and insufficient training of journalists and lawyers on media rights, an ARTICLE 19 report has found.
10 November 2005
Mauritania
LE LEADER MILITAIRE PROMET DES RÉFORMES DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
7 November 2005
Mauritania
LÍDER MILITAR PROMETE REFORMAS A LIBERTAD DE PRENSA
3 November 2005
Mauritania
MILITARY LEADER PROMISES PRESS FREEDOM REFORMS
Mauritania's new military leader, Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, has pledged to reform the country's draconian press law and allow Radio France Internationale (RFI) to resume its broadcasts, following a meeting with a visiting Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) delegation.
8 November 2003
Mauritania
RSF CUESTIONA A CANDIDATOS PRESIDENCIALES ACERCA DE LIBERTAD DE PRENSA
7 November 2003
Mauritania
RSF LANCE UN DÉFI AUX CANDIDATS À LA PRÉSIDENCE SUR LA QUESTION DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
5 November 2003
Mauritania
RSF CHALLENGES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON PRESS FREEDOM
As Mauritanians prepare to vote in presidential elections on 7 November, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) has issued a challenge to all candidates, calling on them to pledge their support for greater press freedom.
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