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  • Morocco Slams Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Report, Citing Bias
    21 April 2019, by Said

    As expected, the government has reacted to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) report on press freedom, and let’s just say it is not at all satisfied with the conclusions of its authors.
    Denouncing RSF’s "vigorous" contempt, the government once again questions the objectivity and transparency of its reports and statements on press freedom in Morocco.
    For the government, RSF "again violates" the rules of objectivity and the criteria of accuracy and transparency, by ranking Morocco in the (…)

  • Moroccan Activists Targeted by Israeli Spyware, Amnesty International Reports
    11 October 2019, by Bladi.net

    According to the NGO, two prominent human rights defenders in Morocco, academic Maati Monjib and lawyer Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui, have already been targeted by the "Pegasus" spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO group.
    On several occasions, in 2017 in particular, malicious links would have been sent to the two activists. According to Amnesty International, "if they had clicked on them, they would have secretly installed the Pegasus software, allowing the sender to take almost (…)

  • Franco-Moroccan Journalist Maâti Monjib Continues Hunger Strike; RSF Protests Detention
    20 March 2021, by Sylvanus

    Imprisoned at the local El Arjat 2 prison, the Franco-Moroccan historian and journalist Maâti Monjib continues his hunger strike, which began on March 4, to "denounce the injustice of which he is a victim." RSF organized a demonstration on Friday, March 19, in front of the Moroccan embassy in Paris to demand his "immediate release" and "an end to a flagrant injustice."
    "There is urgency," insists Christophe Deloire, the Secretary General of RSF, on RFI. "He has been on hunger strike for (…)

  • Moroccan Historian Maati Monjib Faces Money Laundering Charges
    9 October 2020, by Bladi.net

    Historian Maati Monjib is charged with money laundering. This is a referral by the Public Prosecutor following a complaint from the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (UTRF).
    According to a statement from the Prosecutor of the King near the Court of First Instance of Rabat, the preliminary investigation will also have to focus on a list of real estate assets not declared by the accused and members of his family. They do not correspond to the usual income declared by the defendant and (…)

  • Moroccan Activist Maati Monjib Detained on Money Laundering Allegations in Rabat
    31 December 2020, by Bladi.net

    The activist and historian Maati Monjib was arrested in Rabat last Friday for his involvement in a money laundering case. Presented before the investigating judge, his pre-trial detention was decided.
    The activist was brought before the public prosecutor’s office on December 29 at the end of the preliminary investigation procedures, according to a statement from the prosecutor of the king near the court of first instance of Rabat.
    According to the prosecutor, Mr. Monjib was brought (…)

  • Moroccan Human Rights Activist Jailed, Missing University of Tours Appointment
    7 February 2021, by Jérôme

    Maâti Monjib, professor of History and human rights activist, was supposed to be at the University of Tours this year as a visiting professor. But, since December 29, he has been incarcerated in Morocco and sentenced to one year in prison, for "undermining the internal security of the State".
    The history professor has already worked within the CITERES laboratory at the University of Tours in 2019. This year, he was still expected to work within EMAM, the Arab World and Mediterranean Team, (…)

  • Moroccan Activist Maati Monjib’s Reported Hunger Strike Disputed by Prison Officials
    6 March 2021, by Bladi.net

    The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) reacted to the allegations relayed on Friday, March 5, 2021 on social networks, claiming that Maati Monjib, imprisoned at the local prison El Arjat 2, would have started a hunger strike on Thursday.
    In a clarification relayed by La Map, the DGAPR stated that it has never been notified by the detainee about this decision. It also specifies that the person concerned took this Friday the two meals that were served to (…)

  • Moroccan Activist Mâati Monjib Announces Hunger Strike in Salé Prison
    10 March 2021, by Bladi.net

    After the formal denial of the General Delegation of Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), the detainee Mâati Monjib wants to start a hunger strike. Fearing the repercussions on his health, the administration of the prison establishment has tried to dissuade him, according to a statement from the local prison El Arjat 2, in Salé.
    In a clarification, the administration of the prison establishment in Salé announced that it was orally informed on Monday afternoon by the detainee (…)

  • Moroccan Historian Maâti Monjib Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Security Charges
    29 January 2021, by Kamal

    The court of first instance in Rabat sentenced, on Thursday, historian and human rights defender Maâti Monjib to 12 months in prison and a fine of 10,000 dirhams, for undermining state security, money laundering and fraud.
    Since his pre-trial detention on December 29, the university professor has received several messages of support from international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International. The latest one dates back to January 27, when the kingdom was called upon to (…)

  • Moroccan Activist Maati Monjib Sentenced to One Year in Prison, Supporters Allege Political Retaliation
    1 February 2021, by Sylvanus

    Moroccan historian and human rights defender Maati Monjib was sentenced to one year in prison for "fraud" and "undermining state security". His support committee, which denounces an "unjust and vengeful verdict", demands his immediate release.
    "This judgment was rendered without summoning the defense lawyer and without summoning Mr. Monjib, who has always appeared before the Court during the multiple hearings" of the trial, commented his support committee in a statement. For the committee (…)