Sep 27, 2016Free Expression ViolationsBenin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The GambiaFoE Violations in West Africa: 41% Decline in First Half of 2016
Aug 1, 2016Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania: Authorities ban Media from Covering Arab League Summit
Jul 18, 2016Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania: Journalist Jailed Three Years for Throwing Shoe at State Official
May 31, 2016Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania: State Broadcaster Dismisses Newscaster for Mispronouncing First Lady’s Name
Apr 16, 2016Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania: President’s Son Causes Arrest of Two Journalists
Dec 1, 2015Free Expression Violations, Impunity, Media DevelopmentMauritaniaMauritania Rejects Recommendations to Protect Freedom of Expression, Journalists, and Human Rights Defenders
Sep 11, 2015MauritaniaMauritania: Police, Security Forces Use Excessive Force to Silence Peaceful Demonstrations
Apr 5, 2015Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania ALERT: President intimidates journalist and orders shutdown of live broadcast
Jan 1, 2015Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania Alert: Blogger sentenced to death for article on Prophet Mohammed
Jul 18, 2010Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania ALERT: Police detains reporter for several hours
Jul 2, 2010Free Expression ViolationsMauritaniaMauritania ALERT: National Assembly adopts bill to free media