Moroccan Woman Fatally Stabbed by Ex-Husband in Brussels Street Attack
26 October 2020
A woman of Moroccan origin was stabbed on Saturday evening in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels by her ex-husband. The man inflicted several knife wounds on her.
Domestic violence
Moroccan Mother Faces Extradition from France Over False Documents
1 October 2020
A 50-year-old Moroccan mother who denounces the violence she and her two daughters allegedly suffered from the father of the family is threatened with extradition. In 2018, she (…)
Brussels Rapper Benny B Returns with Powerful Anti-Domestic Violence Album
29 September 2020
Thirty years after the release of his first album, Brussels rapper Benny B is releasing a new album titled "I Am a Monster". More than a song, it is a message that denounces (…)
Pregnant Moroccan Woman Files Complaint Against French Husband for Domestic Violence
22 August 2020
A young pregnant Moroccan woman has suffered domestic violence from her French husband with whom she lives in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, in northern France. Exasperated, she had to (…)
Moroccan Man Convicted in Domestic Violence Case, Faces Additional Charges
2 August 2020
A Moroccan national was sentenced to one year in prison for giving a "slap" to his wife during a "family dispute". He is also accused of rape and abuse, crimes for which the (…)
Moroccan NGO Report: Lockdown Intensifies Violence Against Women in Factories
4 July 2020
In addition to the forms of violence against women known to all, confinement has generated other types reported in factories. These are abuse and coercion against women, (…)
Jealous Husband Brutally Attacks Wife in Skhirat, Leaving Her Critically Injured
9 June 2020
A young woman from Skhirat was violently assaulted by her jealous husband. With her face lacerated and victim of several knife wounds to the chest, the 26-year-old woman was (…)
Moroccan Woman Arrested for Killing Imam Husband Over Polygamy Dispute
22 May 2020
A septuagenarian put an end to the life of her spouse, an imam in a mosque in Fès a few years her junior, who was desperately seeking to take a second wife. She was arrested (…)
Domestic Violence Surges in Morocco During COVID-19 Lockdown, Women’s Rights Group Reports
22 May 2020
Confinement has caused the number of women victims of violence to explode. The Federation of Leagues of Women’s Rights states that it has received 515 telephone calls, from 355 (…)
El Jadida Man Jailed for Multiple Offenses Including Mask Violation and Domestic Violence
10 May 2020
The criminal chamber near the court of first instance of El Jadida recently sentenced a sexagenarian to 4 months in prison for violation of the state of emergency, domestic (…)