France
French Terror Suspect Released After Serving Time in Morocco and France
Sentenced to a 4-year prison term in Morocco in a terrorism case and then transferred to France to serve the rest of his sentence, Thomas Gallay has just been released.
Topic
Prison
Morocco
Moroccan Youths Face Decade in Prison for Chicken Theft, Despite Withdrawn Complaint
Three people could face up to 10 years in prison for stealing a chicken in Ouarzazate. There are aggravating circumstances against them...
Morocco
Inmate Found Dead in Moroccan Prison: Suicide Suspected in Tetouan Facility
New suicide in Moroccan prisons with the death of a man who decided to end his life in the local prison of Tetouan, in the north of the country.
Morocco
Moroccan Activist Jailed for 3 Years Over Facebook Post on Rif Protests
A Rif activist has just been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of a few hundred dirhams (500dh). The cause, a Facebook post where he talks about civil rebellion (for the release of Hirak detainees).
Morocco
Morocco's Prison Population: Women Make Up Just 2.3% of Inmates
This is not the news of the century but men monopolize Moroccan prisons. The number of detainees in Moroccan prisons would be around 1900 women. 42 times less than the men who are 81,000 in number. On the other hand, a comparison with France is in order.
Morocco
Moroccan Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Mother's Fatal Window Fall
A man has just been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a case that had initially looked like an accident: the death of his mother, which has finally been revealed to be a murder.
France
France Launches Second Phase of National Anti-Radicalization Plan
The French state has focused on the second phase of the National Plan for the Prevention of Radicalization, launched in 2018, which aims to prevent the expansion of this phenomenon through corrective actions.
Morocco
Human Rights Watch Condemns Harsh Isolation of Jailed Moroccan Journalist Bouachrine
Sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Casablanca Court of Appeal, Taoufik Bouachrine , journalist and former editor-in-chief of the newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, is not enjoying good detention conditions in prison, according to the NGO Human Rights Watch.
Morocco
Hirak Protest Leader Zefzafi Moved to Al Hoceima Prison Amid Calls for Release
While several NGOs and other associative, political, or even entertainment actors are calling for the release of the Hirak detainees, the latter, including Nasser Zefzafi, were transferred to the prison of Al Hoceïma on Thursday, in order, it is said, to bring them closer to their families.
Morocco
Morocco Considers Privatizing Conjugal Visits for Inmates Amid Resource Constraints
Intimate visits for inmates should soon disappear due to lack of financial and logistical resources. But the prison administration is not against the idea of opening this door to private promoters.
Morocco
Moroccan Soldiers Jailed for Social Media Criticism of Military Leadership and Government
It’s not good to criticize and defame on social networks when you’re a soldier. Four Moroccan soldiers have just been sentenced to 5 months in prison for publications that were deemed defamatory towards the "generals and the government".
Morocco
Rif Protest Leader's Mother Resumes European Tour, Defies Arrest Warnings
Mother and son probably resemble each other, to the point that Nasser Zefzafi would have warned his mother, Zoulikha Si Haddou, that she risked "joining" him in the Oukacha prison.