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![[Mauritania] Jailed coup plotters wave to crowds after their release from prison under an amnesty granted by new junta, Sept 2005.](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/20051011.jpg.webp?itok=b1Wmugi- "Une des premières décisions de la junte militaire a été de décréter une amnistie pour les prisonniers politiques")
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