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Brief: Morocco’s overcrowded prisons ($)F

The number of prisoners held in penitentiary establishments in Morocco reached, as of August 07, 2023, a total of 100,004 prisoners, a record figure, knowing that the reception capacity of these establishments does not currently exceed 64,600 beds. For example, the...

Morocco: 24 people killed in bus accidentF

By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: A minibus carrying market-goers in Morocco plunged into a ravine on Sunday, killing 24 people in one of the North African country's worst-ever road accidents, officials said. The passengers were travelling a mountainous route to a weekly market...

Morocco: Five years in prison for criticizing King over normalization with IsraelF

A Moroccan internet user has been sentenced to five years' jail for criticising the king on Facebook over the country's normalisation of ties with Israel, his lawyer told AFP Wednesday. Said Boukioud, 48, "was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for Facebook...

Five Moroccan migrants drown off Western SaharaF

At least five Moroccans drowned when their boat sank off Western Sahara, a rights group said on Tuesday, as crossing attempts by migrants hoping to reach Europe multiply from the area. On Saturday authorities said six migrants drowned off northern Morocco trying to...

Podcast: And Now the Environment is Major Factor of Instability in North AfricaF

Podcast: And Now the Environment is Major Factor of Instability in North AfricaF

Sep 23, 2023

As we reach the end of the third quarter 2023, about to enter the tail-end of the year, it is difficult to see a...

Morocco’s five-year plan to rebuild quake-hit areas will cost the state US$12 billionF

Sep 21, 2023

Quake-hit Morocco's government announced on Wednesday a budget of more than $11 billion for reconstruction, rehousing...

Week after quake hit Morocco, survivors worry about dire hygiene conditionsF

Sep 19, 2023

By Anne-Sophie Labadie: In her earthquake-hit Moroccan town, Zina Mechghazzi has improvised a sink by placing a pink...

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