Muslim Journalist Challenges French Press Card Hijab Ban
31 May 2024
Franco-Moroccan journalist Manal Fkihi has announced her intention to challenge the rule prohibiting veiled women from wearing the hijab on the photo of the French press card. (…)
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Morocco Bans French Magazine Marianne Over Muhammad Cartoon
9 March 2024
The French weekly Marianne (issue 1407) has been banned from distribution in Morocco, due to a caricature drawing deemed offensive to the prophet Muhammad.
Algerian Press Agency Accused of Spreading False Information About Moroccan Officials
26 January 2024
Algeria is under fire for the dissemination by its press agency of false information according to which Moroccan security officials are the subject of international arrest (…)
Morocco Slips to 144th in Global Press Freedom Rankings, Study Finds
31 December 2023
The level of press freedom has declined in Morocco, according to the "Freedom Press Index". This is revealed by a recent study.
Morocco Files Complaint Against French Media Over Earthquake Coverage
21 September 2023
Following the coverage of the earthquake that occurred in Morocco, the National Press Council (CNP) has initiated legal proceedings against two French newspapers Charlie Hebdo (…)
Morocco Condemns Charlie Hebdo’s Caricature of King Mohammed VI as ’Criminal Act’
16 September 2023
The National Press Council (CNP) has strongly condemned what it describes as the "heinous criminal act" of the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, accusing it of directly attacking (…)
Moroccan Journalists Expelled from Arab League Summit in Algeria, Union Condemns Action
1 November 2022
The General Union of Arab Journalists condemned on Monday, October 31, 2022, the treatment reserved for Moroccan journalists who went to cover the Arab League summit, scheduled (…)
Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi’s Espionage Trial Delayed Amid Defense Claims of Irregularities
10 June 2021
The trial of journalist Omar Radi has been postponed to June 15. This decision comes after his lawyers highlighted the "irregularities" that weigh down the "espionage" part of (…)
Moroccan Journalists Urge Release of Detained Colleagues on Hunger Strike
15 May 2021
Gathered within the SNJ, the SNJ-CGT and the CFDT-Journalists, Moroccan journalists called in the middle of the week for the release of two colleagues who have been held in (…)
Morocco Allegedly Blocks Distribution of French Magazine Le Point
30 April 2021
The latest issue of the French magazine Le Point would have been censored in Morocco. This is at least the observation made following the non-distribution of the April 22, 2021 (…)