Moroccan Prisons Allow Food Baskets for Inmates After Eid Al-Fitr
26 April 2022
The General Directorate of Prisons and Reintegration (DGAPR) has just announced the return of food baskets in Moroccan prisons the day after Eid Al-Fitr.
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Terrorism Suspect Found Dead in Moroccan Prison Cell
15 March 2022
The administration of the central prison of Kenitra announced on Monday that the prisoner "Z.O", involved in cases of extremism and terrorism, committed suicide.
Morocco Suspends Prison Visits Amid COVID-19 Surge and New Variants
9 January 2022
Faced with the surge in Covid-19 cases, the prison administration has decided to suspend, starting next Monday and until further notice, family visits for inmates of (…)
Moroccan Prison Officials Face Sanctions for Drug Offenses and Inmate Abuse
24 December 2021
About thirty officials working in Moroccan prisons have just been sanctioned by their hierarchy, for their involvement in drug cases and other shortcomings.
Morocco’s Prison Crisis: 44% of Inmates Await Trial, Fueling Overcrowding
12 November 2021
In Morocco, pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding. The number of prisoners not yet tried continues to increase and the supervisory ministry is unable (…)
Morocco’s Prison Deradicalization Program Offers Path to Freedom for Terrorism Detainees
17 October 2021
Launched in 2015 and led by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), the deradicalization program called Moussalaha ("Reconciliation") has (…)
Morocco Refutes French Media Claims About Detained Actor Brahim Bouhlel
4 October 2021
For a few days now, several French media have stood out in the dissemination of "tendentious allegations" concerning the Franco-Algerian Brahim Bouhlel, incarcerated in the (…)
Moroccan Journalist Ends 122-Day Hunger Strike After Health Warning
11 August 2021
After 122 days, Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni has ended the hunger strike he had started to denounce his trial, which he describes as political and arbitrary. The (…)
Moroccan PM Condemns Prison’s Release of Journalist’s Humiliating Videos
21 July 2021
The two videos of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni published by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) are not to the liking of the head of (…)
US State Department Criticism of Moroccan Journalist Trials Sparks Official Backlash
15 July 2021
Following the statements of the US State Department regarding the conviction of Souleimane Raissouni to a sentence of five years in prison for a common law case, while the (…)