Soulaimane Raissouni

Morocco30 Jul 2024

Morocco's King Pardons Prominent Journalists and Activists on Throne Day

On the occasion of the Throne Day celebrated on Tuesday, marking his enthronement 25 years ago, King Mohammed VI granted a pardon to 2,476 people. Journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi and Souleimane Raissouni, as well as activists Reda Taoujni and Youssef El Hirech are among the beneficiaries.

Morocco21 Nov 2022

Investigation Reveals Coordinated Facebook Campaign Against Moroccan Journalists

Fake accounts would have been used to attack Moroccan journalists held as Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni as part of a coordinated online campaign to restrict press freedom in Morocco. This is revealed by an investigation conducted by the DFRLab based in the United States, in collaboration with the Global Reporting Center and the disinformation project of Simon Fraser University.