1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2000: Mauritania - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Q88zN1guQp"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-mauritania/">Attacks on the Press 2000: Mauritania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-mauritania/embed/#?secret=Q88zN1guQp" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2000: Mauritania” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="Q88zN1guQp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO PROSCRIBE OUTSPOKEN PUBLICATIONS under Article 11 of the 1991 Press Ordinance, which gives authorities power to ban any newspaper deemed detrimental to Islam or state authority, threatening to public order, or defamatory to foreign heads of state. During 2000, several independent newspapers were confiscated or suspended for long periods. Victims included…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260