Morocco Bans French Magazine Marianne Over Muhammad Cartoon
9 March 2024
The French weekly Marianne (issue 1407) has been banned from distribution in Morocco, due to a caricature drawing deemed offensive to the prophet Muhammad.
Freedom of expression
Morocco Slips to 144th in Global Press Freedom Rankings, Study Finds
31 December 2023
The level of press freedom has declined in Morocco, according to the "Freedom Press Index". This is revealed by a recent study.
Morocco Expels French Journalists Investigating Royal Family and Human Rights
21 September 2023
Morocco expelled on Wednesday two French journalists from the magazine Marianne, who were conducting investigations on King Mohammed VI and "human rights violations" in the (…)
Spanish Court Overturns Firing of Bank Executive for Rif Protest Participation
8 July 2023
Jouad Ballahsan, then director of the Chaabi Bank agency in Madrid, a subsidiary of Banque Populaire, had been fired in 2017 for having participated in a demonstration in (…)
Moroccan Activist Criticizes State’s Use of Morality Laws to Silence Dissent
25 April 2023
In a podcast, the Amazigh academic and activist Ahmed Assid spoke on several topics, including the repression of dissident voices in Morocco, freedom of expression or secularism.
Moroccan Journalist’s Wife Speaks Out: Press Freedom Under Fire in High-Profile Cases
10 April 2023
Kholoud Mokhtari, the wife of Souleimane Raissouini, the Moroccan journalist sentenced by the Moroccan justice system to five years in prison for "rape", recounts the sad fate (…)
France-Morocco Relations Strained Despite Diplomatic Efforts to Ease Tensions
26 January 2023
On the occasion of Catherine Colonna’s visit to Morocco, she announced the return to normal relations between Rabat and Paris. But this easing of tensions is being challenged (…)
Moroccan Rapper El Grande Toto Faces Backlash for Confrontation with Journalists
18 November 2022
The National Union of the Moroccan Press (SNPM) condemned the treatment reserved for Moroccan journalists by the rapper El grande Toto on the occasion of the coverage of his (…)
Former Spanish Minister Claims Morocco Has Greater Press Freedom Than Spain
16 October 2022
Former Spanish minister María Antonia Trujillo has reiterated her position on Ceuta and Melilla, and stated that "freedom of expression and information is more protected in (…)
Moroccan Blogger Jailed for Two Years Over Facebook Posts Criticizing Islam
16 August 2022
Moroccan human rights activist Fatima Karim has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting Islam.