Mauritanian Authorities Must Release Journalist Salem Kerboub
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) urges the authorities in Mauritania to release Ahmed Mohamed Salem Kerboub from detention and end the harassment…
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Breathe New Life into Freedom of Expression: MFWA Urges New Media Regulator in Mauritania
Since June 10, 2020, three new people have joined Mauritania’s nine-member media regulatory body, the Haute authorite de la presse et de l’audiovisuel (HAPA)….
Mauritania Passes Law on False Publication Amidst Crackdown on Online Dissent
Authorities in Mauritania have arrested a journalist, an opposition politician and number of citizens in a recent clampdown on freedom of expression online that…
Mauritanian Government Gags Foreign Media from Reporting on Slavery, Racial Discrimination
The government of Mauritania has barred the correspondents of four international media organisations from reporting on the practice of slavery in that country and…
MFWA Welcomes Release of Blogger Detained Over Tweets
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release of blogger Mommeu Ould Bouzouma and urges the Mauritanian authorities to drop all charges…
- Mauritania || Digital Rights || Freedom Of Assembly ||
Arrest, Detention and Sentencing of Pro-Democracy Activists a Blatant Abuse of Power
The arrest and sentencing of members of pro-democracy activists in Mauritania for calling for political reforms is a retrogressive act and the MFWA urges…
MFWA Welcomes Release of Journalists Arrested Criticising Government on Social Media
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release of blogger Mohamed Ali Ould Abdel Aziz and journalists Abdou Ould Tajeddine and Cheikh…
MFWA Welcomes Blogger’s Release, Demands Compensation for Illegal Detention
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release from detention of Mauritanian blogger, Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir, after five years in detention…
MFWA Welcomes Restoration of the Internet, Release of Journalists in Mauritania
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the positive developments in Mauritania over the past week which have seen the restoration of the…
Authorities Must Release Detained Journalist
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on authorities in Mauritania to immediately release Ahmedou Ould Wediaa, a journalist of the private television…
- Mauritania || Digital Rights ||
Mauritania Fully Restores the Internet after 10 Days of Blackout
The Mauritanian authorities on July 3, 2019, restored Internet access on mobile phones after a 10-day blackout. The authorities blocked access to the internet…
MFWA Condemns Social Media Disruption, Violence against Protesters
The authorities in Mauritania have disrupted social media amidst police assault on opposition protesters following disputed presidential elections in that country. Mobile telephone connections…