Son and Mother Sentenced in Moroccan Parricide Case: 20 and 15 Years
30 June 2021
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tangier sentenced a young man and his mother to 20 years and 15 years in prison respectively for parricide.
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Moroccan Protest Leader Zefzafi Hospitalized After Collapsing in Prison Cell
30 June 2021
Nasser Zefzafi was admitted on Tuesday to a hospital in Tangier after losing consciousness in his cell. This is the third time he has been transferred to a health center since (…)
Inmate Serving Life Sentence Dies by Suicide in Kenitra Prison
29 June 2021
A tragic end for an inmate at the Kenitra civil prison. The prison administration indicated, on Monday, in a press release, that the prisoner "A.R" hanged himself with a rope (…)
Spanish Prison Fire Kills Moroccan-Born Inmate, Authorities Investigate Arson
28 June 2021
A Spaniard of Moroccan origin, detained in the Puig de les Basses prison, near Figueres (Girona), died on Sunday from the effects of a fire started in his cell by another inmate.
Moroccan Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Rif Protest Leader Zefzafi
27 June 2021
Barring a political solution, Nasser Zefzafi will serve the 20-year prison sentence handed down by the criminal chamber on June 28, 2018 and confirmed by the Casablanca Court (…)
Man Sentenced for Islamophobic Attack Near Belfort Mosque
25 June 2021
In front of the Belfort judicial court, a 41-year-old man was sentenced to seven months in prison for charging at two Muslim women near the Grand Mosque of the Glacis. He had (…)
Moroccan Influencer Jailed for Posting King’s Private Photos, Public Disturbance
18 June 2021
Soufiane El Bahri, the administrator of a Facebook page that republishes private photos of King Mohammed VI, was sentenced to one year in prison. This is the verdict handed (…)
Dutch Crime Boss Arrested in Spain for 2016 DJ Murder Mix-Up
14 June 2021
Noureddine H., leader of a criminal network, actively wanted since 2016 after he accidentally killed a famous DJ in the Netherlands, was arrested last May in Malaga, southern (…)
Moroccan Man Jailed for Violent Threats Against Ex-Partner in Hauts-de-Seine
12 June 2021
The Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) court sentenced a 36-year-old Moroccan man to one and a half years in prison for repeated death threats against the mother of his children.
Moroccan Court Upholds Controversial Verdict in High-Profile Revenge Porn Case
11 June 2021
Initially scheduled for mid-July, the appeal trial of the Hanaa B case relating to pornographic revenge in Tetouan, took place on Thursday. The civil society organizations (…)