1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Mauritania - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="itELC8QfVa"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-mauritania/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Mauritania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-mauritania/embed/#?secret=itELC8QfVa" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Mauritania” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="itELC8QfVa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Mauritanian authorities continue to use the country's harsh 1991 press law to punish journalists who run afoul of the regime. Article 11 of the law allows the interior minister to ban the sale of publications that commit such vague offenses as "insulting Islamic principles or the credibility of the state," harming "the public interest," or…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_harass-4.gif