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Morocco punishes journalist Omar Radi, sentences him to six years in prisonF

By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: A Moroccan court on Monday sentenced journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi to six years in jail on charges of espionage and rape, stirring condemnation from rights groups.  Radi's trial opened in June last year, just days after rights...

Morocco accused of spying on its journalists with Israeli spywareF

Morocco said Monday it "categorically rejects" claims its intelligence services had used Israeli spyware Pegasus to monitor critics at home and abroad, a government statement read.  Rabat said it had "never acquired computer software to infiltrate communication...

Algeria-Morocco: Diplomatic tension over Moroccan diplomat’s support of Kabyle autonomyF

Algeria recalled its ambassador in Morocco for consultations on Sunday as a new diplomatic spat broke out between the regional arch-rivals. The move came after Morocco's envoy to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, expressed support for self-determination for Algeria's...

A secret trial in MoroccoF

A Moroccan judge on Tuesday took the trial of journalist and rights activist Omar Radi behind closed doors, a move his supporters slammed as "a new violation". Radi has been in detention for almost a year on charges of espionage and rape which he denies. The judge in...

Morocco hard hit by droughtF

By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but...

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