Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir
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Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir (Arabic: محمد الشيخ ولد امخيطير; born 1985) is a Mauritanian blogger who was a political prisoner from 2014 to 2019. He was sentenced to death after he wrote an article critical of Islam and the caste system in Mauritania, after which he became a designated prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[1][2] He now lives in exile in France due to concerns for his safety.[3][4]
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir | |
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محمد الشيخ ولد امخيطير | |
Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
Nationality | Mauritanian |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, freelance journalist, blogger |
Known for | Blogging, apostasy and blasphemy charge |
Mkhaitir was born into the Moulamines caste, commonly referred to as the blacksmith caste, which holds the second lowest social status in Mauritania. Before he was arrested on charges of apostasy he worked for SAMMA, a company partially owned by Kinross.[5]