25 November 2021
At the end of December 2020, the number of inmates incarcerated in Moroccan prisons stood at 84,994, of which 43% were between 20 and 30 years old, according to the Moroccan (…)
16 November 2021
The draft Code of Criminal Procedure, which has been under development for months, will finally be available this week, for its presentation to the government council. Some (…)
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 (…)
12 November 2021
The detainees of the Rif popular movement could soon regain their freedom. This is at least the wish of the Minister of Justice, who will request a pardon from King Mohammed VI.
11 November 2021
Several Moroccan lawyers protested on Wednesday in different cities, demanding the improvement of their working conditions but above all a dialogue around the reform of the law (…)
18 September 2021
In 2021, the penetration rate of smuggled cigarettes on the Moroccan market reached 1.91%, up from 2020, according to a press release from the Customs and Indirect Taxes (…)
25 August 2021
A virtual meeting on Tuesday brought together Moroccan associations advocating for the abolition of the death penalty. Objective: to prepare the plea to future elected (…)
21 August 2021
King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 486 inmates convicted by various Moroccan courts as part of the Commemoration of the Youth Day celebration.
20 August 2021
King Mohammed VI has pardoned 371 inmates convicted by various Moroccan courts as part of the Commemoration of the Revolution of the King and the People.
31 July 2021
Convicted of "contempt of constitutional institutions, insults to a constituted body and incitement to commit a crime," activist Noureddine Aouaj was sentenced Thursday to two (…)