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Alerts   |   Mauritania

Mauritanian editor gets second prison term on same charge

New York, February 8, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged by a second prison sentence given to Hanevy Ould Dehah, editor of the online publication Taqadoumy, and calls on the Mauritanian judiciary to reverse the verdict on appeal. 

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February 8, 2010 4:59 PM ET

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Letters   |   Mauritania

Mauritanian journalist still being held after prison term ends

Dear Mr. President, The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to protest the continued detention and relentless campaign of persecution against Hanevy Ould Dehah, editor of the online news site Taqadoumy, who has been imprisoned since June.

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January 20, 2010 5:15 PM ET

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Alerts   |   Mauritania

Prison term completed, Mauritanian editor still jailed

New York, January 5, 2010—Mauritanian authorities should immediately release an editor who has served his prison term in its entirety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The refusal to free Hanevy Ould Dehah, editor of the online publication Taqadoumy, appears to be unlawful and reflective of the politically motivated nature of the case.

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January 5, 2010 4:04 PM ET

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Alerts   |   Mauritania

Mauritanian editor jailed for violating 'decent behavior'

New York, August 24, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Mauritanian court's decision to sentence an online editor to six months in prison.
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August 24, 2009 3:40 PM ET

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