Freed from Prison! May 17, 2016

On May 17, 2016 the Supreme Court of Mauritania ordered Biram Dah Abeid and Brahim Bilal Ramdane freed from prison. At 4:20 p.m. in Nouakchott Biram and Brahim left the prison, free men once again. They had been incarcerated since their arrest on November 11, 2014 while attending an anti-slavery event.  The day after their release from prison the Ambassador from the United States visited Biram and Brahim at Biram’s home.