''Al-Houriya'' ( ar, الحرية, meaning ''Freedom'') is a weekly

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newspaper in

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

. The director of the newspaper is Mohamed Nema Oumar.

Arrests

On 12 June 2008, Mohamed Nema Oumar, managing editor of ''Al-Houriya'', was arrested by the Mauritanian police after he published an article on Senator El Had and his activities in Israel.Mauritania ALERT: Second Al Houriya newspaper journalist detained in a month
''Africa.gm'', 27 July 2008 Oumar was arrested at the airport on his way back from Libya where he accompanied the Mauritanian President with an accredited press badge. Mohamed Nema Oumar was detained for 30 hours, and charged two days later with libel and insults. His passport was retained for 2 months. He is jailed again starting 21 July.IFJ Calls for Release of Journalist and Publisher Held Over Corrupted Judges Story in Mauritania
''Ifj.org'', 6 August 2008 In July 2008, Mohammed Ould Abdel Latif, editor of ''Al-Houriya'', was also arrested and detained by the Mauritanian police the day he published an article about corruption and briberies collected by high court judges. His article stipulated that these judges had received 68,650 euros to release a businessman and a policeman accused of drug trafficking.Mauritania: Two journalists arrested in drugs libel case
''Somalinet.com'', 23 July 2008 On 6 August 2008, the

International Federation of Journalists The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is the largest global union federation of journalists' trade unions in the world. It represents more than 600,000 media workers from 187 organisations in 146 countries. The IFJ is an associate ...

(IFJ) called for the release of the two journalists.

References

External links

Official website
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