Journalist detained in Mauritania after sentence

His lawyers put out a general appeal "to mobilise against this case of arbitrary detention" and asked "the highest authorities in the country to intervene", in a statement transmitted to AFP.
The Taqadoumy website is part of the opposition to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, came to power in a coup in August 2008 and was then elected head of state in July.
The Mauritanian Journalists Union has held protests in support of Dehah's release.
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