Spain Deports Moroccan Man Convicted of Online Jihadist Recruitment
30 December 2021
The Spanish justice system has expelled a Moroccan sentenced to two years in prison in Morocco for inciting the commission of terrorist attacks on social networks.
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Spain Expels Moroccan ISIS Supporter Who Planned Christmas Terror Attack
30 December 2021
A Moroccan, arrested by the national police in 2017 while attempting to carry out a terrorist attack in Madrid at Christmas, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. (…)
Former Morocco Star Ouaddou Seeks $1 Million in Damages After Abrupt MCO Coaching Dismissal
28 December 2021
The former Moroccan international, Abdeslam Ouaddou, is claiming nearly 10 million dirhams in damages from the CNRL and the FRMF, after being fired in January from his position (…)
Moroccan Court Sentences Pro-Polisario Activist to 2 Years for State Security Threats
25 December 2021
Expelled from Spain last November, Fayçal al-Bahloul, better known as "Boukhnouna", has just been sentenced by the Ain Sbaâ correctional court to a two-year prison sentence and (…)
Morocco Activists Renew Push to Decriminalize Extramarital Sex, Citing Youth Oppression
24 December 2021
The members of the 490 collective have once again taken the floor to demand "the outright repeal" of Article 490 which "significantly contributes to the feeling of oppression (…)
Moroccan Official’s Son Jailed for Drunk Driving and Assaulting Police Officer
23 December 2021
The court of first instance in Fès sentenced, this Wednesday, December 22, 2021, Naoufal Chabat, commune president, also the eldest son of Hamid Chabat, former secretary (…)
Brussels Court Releases Convicted Cop Killer After 13 Years in Prison
21 December 2021
The Brussels Sentence Enforcement Court has granted full freedom to Hassan Iasir, one of the three men convicted in 2011 of home-jacking with aggravating circumstances of (…)
Morocco Approves Extradition of Uyghur Activist to China, Sparking Human Rights Concerns
16 December 2021
The Court of Cassation in Rabat authorized on Wednesday the extradition to China of the Uyghur activist Yidiresi Aishan, arrested in Morocco last July. Human rights (…)
DNA Breakthrough Prompts Reopening of Infamous 1994 French Murder Case
16 December 2021
The French justice system has decided to reopen, 27 years later, the case of the Moroccan Omar Raddad, convicted of the murder of Ghislaine Marchal.
Moroccan Activists Call for Stronger Legal Protections for Sexual Assault Victims
16 December 2021
The Moroccan Association for the Rights of Victims (AMDV) launched a scientific symposium on Tuesday to demand adequate responses from the legislator in the face of sexual (…)