ICC Releases Report Highlighting Mauritania’s Complex Religious Freedom

May 14, 2025 — 5/14/2025 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) — In a newly released country brief, International Christian Concern (ICC) explores the nuanced and often overlooked reality of religious freedom in Mauritania, one of...

Desert of Danger: How Extremism Shapes the Sahel’s Future

January 16, 2025 — 01/16/2025 Africa (International Christian Concern) – About 400 million people inhabit the Sahel, a narrow strip of the vast African continent hugging the Sahara desert’s Southern reaches and stretching from Senegal’s...

A New Year Brings Waves of Persecution in North Africa

January 24, 2024 — 01/23/2024 North Africa (International Christian Concern) – In the past several months, North Africa has seen a disturbing surge in persecution of its national Christians, with Mauritania, Algeria, and Libya...

Christian Leaders Arrested in Mauritania in Large-Scale Crackdown

December 13, 2023 — 12/13/2023 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) — A prominent Christian leader, along with 14 other Christian leaders and their families, was arrested in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania earlier this month....

U.S. IRF Ambassador Meets with African Leaders

January 24, 2023 — 1/24/23 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) – Earlier last week, Rashad Hussain, the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, traveled to Mauritania to meet with several African leaders. Hussain’s...

New Framework Threatens Christian Farmers

September 15, 2020 — 09/15/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On September 9th, the Yingjiang County village officials created a new framework regarding allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This document is an...

Christians Among Activists Arrested in Mauritania

March 5, 2020 — 03/05/20 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) – In Mauritania, in mid-February, seven people were accused of being political activists against the Islamic republic. They were all charged with terrorism crimes against...

Mauritania Adds Law Requiring Death Penalty for Blasphemy of Islam

June 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Mauritania’s already strict Islamic laws have become worse. According to Voice of the Martyrs, Mauritania passed a law in April that would punish any blasphemy of Islam with...

Mauritania Hardens Blasphemy and Apostasy Laws and Punishment

November 21, 2017 — ICC Note Mauritania has hardened its blasphemy and apostasy laws to ensure that anyone who breaks them will be put to death. Blasphemy includes anyone who insults or disrespects Mohammad,...