Moroccan Human Rights Activist Jailed for Facebook Posts, Sparking Free Speech Concerns
25 October 2024
A human rights activist was convicted by the Court of First Instance in the city of Sefrou for posts on Facebook.
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Algerian TikToker Sentenced for Inciting Illegal Migration to Europe
25 October 2024
After her arrest and detention, the Algerian woman known on Tiktok who was posing as a Moroccan was sentenced by the court of first instance in Tetouan.
French Drug Trafficking Suspect Loses 20 Kg in Moroccan Prison Before Paris Trial
20 October 2024
Arrested in Ceuta, then incarcerated in Morocco in the context of a case of importing tens of tons of cannabis from January 1, 2016 to May 27, 2019, a Franco-Algerian loses (…)
Moroccan Singer Dounia Batma’s Family Refutes Prison Suicide Rumors
19 October 2024
Rumors that Dounia Batma committed suicide in prison due to her psychological state are false, said the Moroccan singer’s sister.
Former Helicopter Escapee Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking in Antwerp Port
19 October 2024
Mohamed J., arrested in Morocco in 2009 and sentenced to ten years in prison after his escape from Bruges prison aboard a helicopter with Ashraf Sekkaki alias "The King of (…)
Narbonne Couple Sentenced in Major Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Case Linked to Morocco
18 October 2024
The Narbonne court sentenced a couple at the head of a cocaine trafficking network in the Bourg district of Narbonne, who reinvested or sent money to Morocco, to heavy prison (…)
Moroccan Man Faces Prison for Violating Deportation Order in Lille, France
14 October 2024
During a check on October 4 in the Wazemmes district of Lille, police officers discovered that Amine Z. was under an Obligation to Leave French Territory (OQTF) dating back to (…)
Moroccan Bank Employee Sentenced to 5 Years for $850,000 Embezzlement Scheme
13 October 2024
The Court of First Instance in Fez sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison and a fine a bank agency employee, who has been in custody for six months for embezzling more (…)
Dubai Drug Lord’s Empire Crumbles: 15 Tons of Cocaine and Luxury Lifestyle Exposed
11 October 2024
Drug trafficker Youssef "Benz" Ben Azza, 37, faces a heavy prison sentence. With his well-structured criminal organization, he imported and marketed more than fifteen tons of (…)
Moroccan Inmates Top Foreign Prison Population in Spain, Report Shows
5 October 2024
In Spain, the foreign nationality with the largest number of inmates is Moroccan. This is according to the latest figures published by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.