Nouakchott, Mauritania - Detained Coordinator of Oppressed black Mauritanians released.

Abdoul Birane Wane, coordinator of the movement against Oppressed black Mauritanians, was released on Wednesday after four days in police custody in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania.

He was accused of planning a nationwide strike by university students for which authorities suspended lectures for several weeks.

Made up of young black Mauritanians, the movement, called 'Do not touch my nationality', denounces a census of the Mauritanian population they find discriminatory.

Pana 09/02/2012