But in April 2018, the Mauritanian National Assembly passed a law making the death penalty mandatory for anyone convicted of blasphemous speech and acts deemed sacrilegious.
Lakini hapo Aprili 2018, Bunge la Mauritania lilipitisha sheria kuwa hukumu ya kifo ni lazima kwa yeyote atakayekutwa na makosa ya kutoa kauli za dhihaka  na matendo ambayo ni ya kudhalilisha vitu vitakatifu.