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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...
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Egypt: Under intense international pressure, Egypt releases Egyptian-Irish student Patrick Zaki two days after he was sentenced to prisonF

Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer walked out of prison Thursday, relatives said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned them in the wake of an international outcry. Zaki was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for...
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Morocco continues to use judicial harassment against journalistsF

By Ismail Bellaoualli and Philippe Agret: Morocco's top court has rejected the final appeals of two journalists, Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni, imprisoned on sexual assault charges they deny, their lawyer said Wednesday.  The court of cassation in Rabat on...
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Egypt: Three years in prison and tortured for allegedly spreading “fake news”F

The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to three years' prison for "spreading false news". "Concerned by 3-year sentence of Egyptian human rights defender Patrick Zaki," the US State...
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