1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2003: Mauritania - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4RxeFSFwZz"><a href="https://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-mauritania/">Attacks on the Press 2003: Mauritania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-mauritania/embed/#?secret=4RxeFSFwZz" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2003: Mauritania” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="4RxeFSFwZz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In 2003, Mauritania's press remained subject to the whims of the Interior Ministry, which continued to use the country's broadly defined, restrictive press law to stifle independent reporting. For years, Article 11 of the law has been the state's strongest weapon against the press. The article grants the Interior Ministry the power to suspend any…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260