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Morocco releases imprisoned journalists and activists after pardons from King Mohamed VI

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Three journalists, Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni, and Taoufik Bouachrine, who were detained since 2020 on charges of sexual assault that they deny, were among 2,476 people pardoned by Moroccan officials. The pardons were announced as Morocco prepares to celebrate its national holiday. However, rights groups have denounced the jailings of Radi, suggesting that the charges against him may have been "trumped up".

  1. Human Rights Watch
    1. Moroccan authorities have developed and refined an array of tactics to silence dissent.
    2. In the late 2010s, authorities started to prosecute critics for serious crimes such as money laundering, espionage, rape, or sexual assault, and even human trafficking.

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.Akhbar al-Youm

perspectives

  1. 1.Authoritarianism
  2. 2.Freedom of the press
  3. 3.Morocco under Mohammed VI

countries

  1. 1.MoroccoMA
  2. 2.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Human Rights Watch
  2. 2.Amnesty InternationalGB
  3. 3.EU Parliament
  4. 4.FacebookUS
  5. 5.Reporters Without BordersFR
  6. 6.US State DepartmentUS

persons

  1. 1.King Mohammed VIMA
  2. 2.Omar Radi
  3. 3.Soulaimane Raissouni
  4. 4.Taoufik Bouachrine
  5. 5.Maati Monjib
  6. 6.Fouad Abdelmoumni
  7. 7.Reda Taoujni
  8. 8.Saida Alami
  9. 9.Youssef El Hirech

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Morocco releases imprisoned journalists and activists after pardons from King Mohamed VI