News Topic - Mauritania
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Report: Torture is routine in Mauritania
DAKAR, Senegal, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Mauritania security forces routinely torture detainees with electric shocks, burnings, beatings and sexual violence, an international rights group said.
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DAKAR, Senegal, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Mauritania security forces routinely torture detainees with electric shocks, burnings, beatings and sexual violence, an international rights group said.
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Torture in Mauritania 'routine'Torture of prisoners - including terror suspects - in Mauritania is "routine and systematic", a rights group says.
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Amnesty says torture routine in Mauritania
DAKAR (Reuters) - Mauritanian security forces routinely torture detainees, using electric shocks, burns and sexual violence, and this has increased since a military coup in August, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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DAKAR (Reuters) - Mauritanian security forces routinely torture detainees, using electric shocks, burns and sexual violence, and this has increased since a military coup in August, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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Mauritanians jailed over al-Qaeda
Three men accused of having links to al-Qaeda's North African wing get 10-year jail terms in Mauritania.
BBC News – Nov 24, 2008 10:46 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Three men accused of having links to al-Qaeda's North African wing get 10-year jail terms in Mauritania.
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EU to 'examine' Mauritania crisis
EU sets plans to weigh 'appropriate measures' against Mauritania's new leaders.
Al Jazeera – Nov 20, 2008 2:16 PM [GMT] – comment?
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EU sets plans to weigh 'appropriate measures' against Mauritania's new leaders.
Al Jazeera – Nov 20, 2008 2:16 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Terrorism kills off tourism in MauritaniaAFP - The Saharan sand dunes are more barren than ever in Mauritania as tourists have deserted this North African desert nation following attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda last year.
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Mauritania leader in democracy vow
President toppled in military coup says he will fight to restore democracy.
Al Jazeera – Nov 15, 2008 3:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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President toppled in military coup says he will fight to restore democracy.
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Ousted leader may be deported
LEMDEN, Mauritania, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Ousted Mauritanian President Sidi Ould Sheikh Abdellahi has been returned to his home after more than three months in prison, officials said Friday.
United Press International – Nov 14, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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LEMDEN, Mauritania, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Ousted Mauritanian President Sidi Ould Sheikh Abdellahi has been returned to his home after more than three months in prison, officials said Friday.
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Ex-leader says coup promised nothing
LEMDEN, Mauritania, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The ousted president of Mauritania, held under house arrest since an Aug. 6 coup, denies any agreement with military leaders of the overthrow, officials say.
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LEMDEN, Mauritania, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The ousted president of Mauritania, held under house arrest since an Aug. 6 coup, denies any agreement with military leaders of the overthrow, officials say.
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Mauritania police: Ousted ex-president freed
AP - The military junta that ousted Mauritania's president released him Thursday in response to international pressure, police and his family said.
Yahoo! – Nov 13, 2008 1:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - The military junta that ousted Mauritania's president released him Thursday in response to international pressure, police and his family said.
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