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Jul
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Moroccan court sentences reporter

Moroccan court sentences reporter

NEWS
A Moroccan court has jailed dissident reporter Omar Radi for six years on sexual assault and espionage charges, which he denied, in a case that has alarmed rights groups. Radi, who has been in pretrial detention for almost a year, said he had consensual sex with his accuser Hafsa Boutahar and rejected all espionage accusations. Radi's lawyer, Ali Amar, said the charges lacked evidence and that the verdict will be appealed. Amnesty International said the trial "was marred by blatant breaches of due process". The verdict was announced 10 days after the same court in Casablanca handed a five-year jail…
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Jul
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

MEDIA FREEDOM
A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies, in a case that outraged human rights advocates in the country. Raisouni has been on a hunger strike for over 80 days to protest his pre-trial detention since May 2020. The plaintiff and witnesses were heard in the absence of Raisouni and his defence which had withdrawn from attending hearings since Tuesday citing concerns about a fair trial. "A fair trial cannot take place in the absence of the defendant himself," said his lawyer Souad…
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Mar
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Saudi Australian extradition case starts

Saudi Australian extradition case starts

NEWS
A Moroccan court has began hearing the extradition case of a Saudi-Australian national whose wife fears he may face torture and even death if sent to Saudi Arabia. Osama al-Hasani was arrested on Feb. 8 when he arrived in the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he was planning to join his wife and four-month-old baby. "I call on Moroccan authorities to release my innocent husband ... If he is extradited to Saudi Arabia, I am afraid he would face a fate similar to that of (Jamal) Khashoggi," his wife Hanae said, referring to the journalist killed by Saudi agents in…
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Jan
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Moroccan court sentences dissident historian to year in prison

Moroccan court sentences dissident historian to year in prison

NEWS
A Moroccan court has sentenced dissident writer and rights activist Maati Mounjib and two others to one year in prison on charges of endangering internal state security and fraud, in a case dating back to 2015 and denounced by rights activists. Human Rights Watch wrote in a recent report that Moroccan authorities have been cracking down on critical social media commentators and journalists using the penal code instead of the press code, which does not provide for prison sentences. Morocco rejected the report. A university historian who writes frequent newspaper editorials, Mounjib has criticised Morocco's record on freedom of expression…
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