[[Slavery]] is reported to still be widespread in Mauritania, despite a 1981 law outlawing it. [http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL1833437920070322?feedType=RSS]
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*[[Slavery]] is reported to still be widespread in Mauritania, despite a 1981 law outlawing it. [http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL1833437920070322?feedType=RSS]
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*[[Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir]] was arrested and currently sits on death row for the "crime" of apostasy after he wrote an opinion editorial critical of [[Muhammad]].