Record 41 French Citizenships Revoked in 2024, Mostly North African Immigrants
15 April 2025
Moroccans, Algerians, and Tunisians are the foreign-origin individuals most affected by the revocation of French nationality.
Loss of nationality
Franco-Moroccan Man Loses French Citizenship Over Foiled Terror Plot
24 February 2023
The French authorities have stripped of his nationality the Franco-Moroccan Karim Kinali, according to a decree published this week in the Official Journal.
Belgium Strips Citizenship from 50 Convicted Terrorists with Moroccan Ties
21 February 2022
In Belgium, around fifty fighters who went to Syria or Afghanistan and were also convicted of terrorism - mostly Belgian-Moroccans - have, to date, been deprived of their (…)
Belgium Revokes Citizenship of 13 Convicted Terrorists with Dual Nationality
15 February 2022
Convicted by default in Belgium for terrorism, thirteen fighters - mostly Belgian-Moroccans - who went to Syria or Afghanistan, have been stripped of their Belgian nationality (…)
Belgian Jihadist Challenges Citizenship Revocation in Brussels Court
14 February 2021
The Belgo-Moroccan jihadist Gelel Attar has displayed, through his lawyer, his opposition to the deprivation of his Belgian nationality before the Brussels criminal court. This (…)
Moroccan Inmate Attacks Guard in Belgian Prison Amid Deportation Fears
7 January 2021
A prison guard was attacked with scissors in the prison of Ghent on Tuesday by Hassan Hamdaoui, nicknamed "the terror of the Place Saint-Jean". The man of Moroccan origin would (…)
Belgium Revokes Citizenship of Two Moroccans for Syria Travel Deception
21 December 2020
Two Moroccans have been stripped of Belgian nationality by the Brussels Court of Appeal for traveling to Syria. They were sentenced to prison terms and fines.
Former Marrakech Official Faces Loss of French Citizenship Amid Corruption Sentence
15 October 2020
The former director of the Urban Agency of Marrakech risks losing French nationality. The man is serving a 10-year prison sentence for a corruption case.
Belgium Revokes Citizenship of 8 Terror Convicts with Moroccan Ties
31 July 2020
Eight people, including Moroccans, convicted of terrorism, have been stripped of their Belgian nationality in their absence. The justice system accuses them of "having (…)
ECHR Upholds France’s Decision to Strip Citizenship from Terror Suspects
26 June 2020
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) confirmed, on Thursday, the deprivation of nationality of 4 Franco-Moroccans and a Franco-Turk. Seized by the defendants, the ECHR (…)