Hassan Ould Moctar

Hassan Ould Moctar is a freelance writer, activist and graduate student of Migration and Ethnic Studies at the Graduate School of Social Sciences in the University of Amsterdam. His research interests include political and social issues in Mauritania, European immigration policy, and racism and immigrant integration in Europe. He tweets @HibernoMoor.

Criminalising asylum-seeking in Ireland: the case of Walli Ullah Safi

The harsh institutional approach to asylum seeking in Ireland is indicative of a mentality that places a severe and punitive burden of proof upon the asylum seeker.

By Hassan Ould Moctar

/ 21 Aug 2015

Social movements and unrest in Mauritania since the Arab Uprisings

During those rare moments when western media attention is turned to the country, it is usually with a focus on these security issues rather than on the democratic struggles of Mauritanian citizens.

By Hassan Ould Moctar

/ 17 Jun 2013