Moroccan Woman Recounts Harrowing Ordeal of Detention in Myanmar Border Region
20 May 2024
Moroccans detained by armed criminal gangs in Myanmar (Burma) are suffering violence and threats. Here is the testimony of a former victim.
Torture
Families Protest Inaction on Moroccan Hostages in Myanmar Trafficking Scheme
12 May 2024
Faced with the inaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad and the Moroccan embassy, the families of the victims of torture (…)
14 Moroccans Held Hostage in Myanmar After Job Scam, Diplomats Seek Release
9 May 2024
The Moroccan diplomacy is mobilizing to free the Moroccans kidnapped and tortured by armed groups on the border between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma).
Moroccan Farmer Faces Trial for Brutal Donkey Mutilation, Sparks Outrage
19 April 2024
The public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance in Zagora has announced its decision to prosecute at liberty the farmer who amputated the hind legs of a donkey (…)
Body Part of Moroccan Singer Rym Fikri’s Missing Husband Found in River
11 April 2024
After weeks of searching, part of the body of the husband of Moroccan singer Rym Fikri, who disappeared in February, was reportedly found on Monday by divers in the Bouregreg (…)
Spain Ordered to Pay €3 Million to Belgian-Moroccan in Torture Case
11 April 2024
The Spanish Constitutional Court has granted protection to Ali Aarrass, a Belgian-Moroccan who claims to have suffered torture and inhuman and degrading treatment in Morocco (…)
Moroccan Ex-Legionnaire Kidnapped and Tortured in Spain: Police Suspect Drug-Related Motive
26 February 2024
The National Police of Cadiz is searching for the criminals who kidnapped and tortured a 33-year-old Moroccan for hours in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz).
Trial Begins for 13 Accused in Brutal Torture and Murder of Belgian Man with Disability
19 November 2023
The accused in the murder of Hilal Makhtout, a young Moroccan from Genk whose savagely mutilated body was found on March 12, 2019 in an isolated gîte in Forzée in Wallonia, are (…)
13 Suspects to Face Trial for Brutal Torture and Murder of Belgian Man over Drug Dispute
23 January 2023
The Antwerp indictment chamber has decided to send all thirteen suspects in the murder by torture of Hilal Makhtout (33 years old), of Moroccan origin and resident of Genk, (…)
Spanish Court Extends Torture Probe Against Polisario Leader Brahim Ghali
12 July 2022
The judge of the National High Court, Santiago Pedraz, has extended the investigation against the Polisario Front leader, Brahim Ghali, accused of torture by the Spanish (…)