Scroll Top

Mauritanian bloggers detained for republishing story (Demo)

0
By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 5, 2019

Two popular bloggers in Mauritania, Abderrahmane Weddady and Sheikh Ould Jiddou, have been detained for republishing and commenting on a story that had made the headlines in various international media outlets.
Source: MEDIA FEED

HRNJ-Uganda / About Author
More posts by HRNJ-Uganda

Related Posts

MFWA documents 152 FoE violations in the region during 2018 (Demo)

A disturbing 152 violations ranging from killings to kidnapping, physical attacks, arrests and detentions and freedom of assembly violations were…

0
21 Apr 2019
Arrested in Saudi Arabia, and then disappeared: Yemeni writer Marwan Almuraisy (Demo)

More than four months after he was arrested in Saudi Arabia, the whereabouts of Yemeni writer Marwan Almuraisy remain unknown….

0
26 Oct 2018
– Iraqi Kurdistan: The IFJ warns about media freedom violations in the region (Demo)

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has denounced the multiple media freedom violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, documented in…

0
07 Feb 2018
Journalists attacked while covering alleged vote fraud in Nigeria (Demo)

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 23 September 2020. Nigerian authorities should investigate the recent attacks on journalists…

0
30 Sep 2020
– Luxembourg: RSF condemns convictions of LuxLeaks whistleblowers on appeal (Demo)

RSF regrets the disturbing decision by a Luxembourg appeal court to impose a suspended prison sentence and fines on the…

0
17 Mar 2017
Chinese government targets elites, intellectuals in recent free expression cases (Demo)

Among those recently detained are lawyers, university professors, prominent scholars, and students from China's top universities. Source: MEDIA FEED

0
10 Mar 2019
– Mass jailings and parallels in impunity: Europe and Central Asia in March (Demo)

The latest on Turkey's judicial attacks on free expression, parallels in murders of Ján Kuciak and Daphne Caruana Galizia, a…

0
02 Apr 2018
ECtHR calls for release of civil society leader Osman Kavala (Demo)

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 10 December 2019. The European Court of Human Rights ruled on December…

0
13 Dec 2019
Belsat journalist Alena Dubovik hospitalised after 3 day detention and beating (Demo)

This statement was originally published on baj.by on 16 August 2020. Belsat journalist Alena Dubovik was detained in the evening…

0
17 Aug 2020
– .cat domain a casualty in Catalonian independence crackdown (Demo)

The seizure of .cat domains is a worrying signal that the Spanish government places its own interests in quelling the…

0
22 Sep 2017
– Gender-based violence makes the internet "Not a safe place for women" (Demo)

Great strides have been made to raise awareness about the prevalence and dangers of harassment in the newsroom. However, gender-based…

0
08 Jun 2017
Government asked to enact Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill in line with continental benchmarks. (Demo)

Dear Speaker of Parliament, Hon Advocate Jacob Mudenda, The undersigned group of civil society organisations who work to promote and…

0
16 Jul 2020
Offices of independent newspaper ‘Canal de Moçambique’ torched in arson attack (Demo)

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 24 August 2020. Authorities in Mozambique should conduct a quick and thorough…

0
01 Sep 2020
MRA threatens to take special police squad to court for inaction (Demo)

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on 6 April 2020. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today accused Police authorities in…

0
15 Apr 2020
– New report shows how AI tools threaten right to privacy and freedom of expression (Demo)

ARTICLE 19 and Privacy International's new report examines how one particular AI technique, machine learning, impacts these rights, the implications…

0
01 May 2018