Nouakchott-Nord, Mauritania, Mauritania, Sahel
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Media sources report that 15 Christians leaders and their families who were arrested by Mauritania at the end of November 2023, were released on 18 December. The group was arrested following the release on social media of a video filmed in Mauritania showing a baptism session. The group was expelled from the Sahel nation.
These arrests took place amid protests calling for the killing of Christians, after a baptism ceremony was broadcast on social media. Christians represent less than 0.3% of Mauritania's population.