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Mauritania: Court Upholds Death Penalty against Blogger, Final Decision Lies with Supreme Court

A Mauritanian court Thursday confirmed death penalty against the 33-year old blogger sentenced to death one year ago after publishing an alleged blasphemous article on Prophet Mohamed. The court upheld the sentence but handed the case over to the Supreme Court after finding him guilty of unfaith. Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir also known as […]

UN’s Fourth Committee Reiterates call for Consensual Solution to Sahara Issue

The 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted without a vote a draft resolution reiterating support for the UN Secretary General and his Personal Envoy in their efforts to resolve the Sahara dispute through a consensual solution. The resolution supports the negotiation process initiated by resolution 1754 (2007) of the Security Council and backed […]

Tunisia: Tensions flare up as Saied dangerously slides into autocracy

Tunisian President’s opponents took to the streets on May Day to decry what they describe as a dangerous slide into autocracy. The marchers chanted slogans calling for Saied’s departure and invoking memories of the 2011 revolution. Workers’ Day thus took a political turn against President Kaïs Saïed, who is accused of failing to curb poverty […]