Men arrested in Mauritania for controversial documentary

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Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: Africa [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Medium: Film Video [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Artist: Boubacar Ould Messaoud, Maitre Brahim Ould Ebetty, Professor Cheik Saad Bouh Kamara and Abdel Nasser Ould Ethmane


Confronting Bodies: Mauritanian government


Dates of Action: January 1998


Location: Mauritania, and France


Description of Artwork: A documentary about slavery in Mauritania.

The Incident: All four men were charged with creating a "non-authorized association" and spreading "false information," in the production of their documentary, that aired on French television.

Results of Incident: Messaoud, Ebetty and Kamara were arrested in Mauritania and Ethmane was charged in absentia, because he lives in France.

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