| 5,664,483 |
16.51028 |
-15.8027 |
Mauritania |
|
Anti-slavery group members protested outside the Palace of Justice in Rosso, demanding the release of eight of their leaders. |
| 5,664,488 |
18.1194 |
-16.0406 |
Mauritania |
|
Students at the University of Nouakchott Faculty of Medicine peacefully protested but were stopped by police. A number were of students were injured when a car ran them over. |
| 5,664,492 |
18.1194 |
-16.0406 |
Mauritania |
|
Dozens of IRA supporters conducted a sit-in ouside the Ministry of Justice to demand the release of imprisoned activists. |
| 5,664,497 |
18.1194 |
-16.0406 |
Mauritania |
|
Members of the executive office of the Moroccan Forum for Democracy and Human Rights held a sit-in at the UNHCR in Nouakchott, calling for them to address issues with the saharaoui camps in Algeria, particularly the expulsion of activist Mustapha Salma to Mauritania. |
| 5,664,500 |
20.90024 |
-17.03361 |
Mauritania |
|
Protestors marched to show their approval of a recent death sentence given to a write accused of insulting the Prophet. |
| 5,664,505 |
16.51028 |
-15.8027 |
Mauritania |
|
The Mauritanian Guard clashed with anti-slavery protesters outside the court where a human rights activist was set to stand trial. |
| 5,664,508 |
18.1194 |
-16.0406 |
Mauritania |
|
Hundreds of civil service retirees staged a sit-in to reclaim their pensions. |
| 5,664,512 |
18.1194 |
-16.0406 |
Mauritania |
|
A protest was held against French cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. It was stopped by police before reaching the French Embassy. |
| 5,664,518 |
18.1194 |
-16.0406 |
Mauritania |
|
Students threw rocks at each other in an argument regarding recent French cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. |
| 5,664,523 |
16.51028 |
-15.8027 |
Mauritania |
|
After three anti-slavery activists received prison sentences, dozens of their supporters stormed the courthouse and smashed police van windows. Police used tear gas to disperse them, leaving four injured. Clashes between police and anti-slavery activists expanded from the courthouse to the civil prison area, causing closure of the city market. Rioters surrounded police vehicles and police used tear gas to disperse them. |
