The wife of the Belgo-Moroccan, Abdelqader Belliraj, came out of anonymity on Friday to denounce the "abusive isolation regime" in which her husband has been living for more than three years. In her remarks relayed by Human Rights Watch, Rachida Hatti accuses the Moroccan authorities of inflicting inhuman treatment on her husband.
The district court of Cologne in Germany has sentenced a German national to 3 years in prison for the murder of his Moroccan neighbor using a pepper spray gun.
The European Center for Terrorism in France recently published a report on terrorist activities in Libya. It emerges that the number of Moroccans fighting in the ranks of Daesh in Libya amounts to about 260 jihadists.
Following the increase in its maritime activity at the port of Malaga, the Eurojet company, holder of the operating rights, has decided to launch two new maritime links, to [Nador] and [Al Hoceima].
A Belgian national of Moroccan origin was sentenced to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution to the victims.
The United Arab Emirates has formally denied reports of a likely reduction in the number of Moroccans serving in its police.
A young Moroccan man was sentenced to 12 years in prison, a sentence handed down by the Barcelona court and just confirmed by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC). The defendant had brutally assaulted a homosexual with a stone in Sitges (Barcelona).
A total of 190,000 Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) have returned to the kingdom since the year 2000. More than half of them are found in three regions, namely Casablanca-Settat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Béni Mellal-Kénifra. Meanwhile, the regions of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, the Oriental and Marrakech-Safi welcome about 10% of these MREs, according to a survey by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) .
A new survey by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on Moroccans living abroad shows that they are increasingly asserting themselves and gaining social mobility. They are a young and active population, (15 years and older), predominantly male, and with higher education.
While incarcerated in Portugal, Abdessalam Tazi was found dead on Thursday morning in his individual cell at the Monsanto prison (Lisbon). The Moroccan had been convicted of recruiting jihadists and financing terrorist activities for the Islamic State (IS).
Several Moroccan consulates general abroad have announced the opening of applications to benefit from university scholarships reserved for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs.
Four officials have been prosecuted by the Naples Public Prosecutor’s Office for involuntary manslaughter of a Moroccan national, who died crushed by a tree in the parking lot of a racetrack.