Mauritania: Journalist arrested and detained
Hanevy Ould Dahah, managing editor of the online newspaper Taqadoumy was on June 18, 2009 arrested and detained by gendarmeries in Nouakchott. The paper reported on its website that Ould Dahah was handcuffed and led to a police station in Nouakchott, the capital.
Hanevy Ould Dahah, managing editor of the online newspaper Taqadoumy was on June 18, 2009 arrested and detained by gendarmeries in Nouakchott.
The paper reported on its website that Ould Dahah was handcuffed and led to a police station in Nouakchott, the capital.
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)’s correspondent reported that no charges have been preferred against him yet.
This is not the first time that a member of staff of Taqadoumy has been detained by the military.The website’s editor, Abou Abbass Ould Brahim, was on March 15 arrested and detained for criticising the military regime. The site was then blocked but it reappeared 24 hours later.
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