Moroccan Singer Dounia Batma’s ’Hamza Mon BB’ Trial Postponed Again
10 July 2020
Another new postponement in the trial of the singer Dounia Batma. This is what the court of first instance of Marrakech decided on Thursday.
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Far-Right Pundit Eric Zemmour Faces Trial for Alleged Hate Speech, Prosecutors Seek Fine
4 July 2020
Commentator Eric Zemmour was on trial since July 1 for public insult and incitement to racial hatred. If he is convicted and does not pay this fine, it could be converted into (…)
Moroccan Man Faces 23-Year Sentence for Fatal Stabbing of Spanish Retiree
28 June 2020
On the night of April 29, 2019, Juan Luis Fornieles Belmonte, a retiree, sitting as usual on a bench in the center of Figueres (Girona) with his friends, was stabbed in the (…)
Moroccan Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder in France’s Saône-et-Loire
20 June 2020
Tarik Attar, prosecuted for the murder of Valentin Amrouche, whose body had been discovered in Montceau-les-Mines, was sentenced to 30 years of criminal imprisonment with a (…)
Far-Right Activists Acquitted in 2012 Poitiers Mosque Occupation Case
20 June 2020
Eight years after the facts, the Poitiers Court of Appeal acquitted this Friday five activists of "Génération Identitaire". The far-right group had occupied the construction (…)
Moroccan Man on Trial for 2017 Fatal Stabbing of French Job Seeker
15 June 2020
Tarik Attar appears before the Saône-et-Loire Assize Court this Monday, June 15, 2020. The Moroccan has admitted to stabbing Valentin Amrouche, 26, to death, whose body was (…)
Moroccan Court Jails Alleged Child Rapist After Public Outcry
12 June 2020
The alleged rapist of Ikram, a 6-year-old girl, has been returned to pre-trial detention, Wednesday. This is the decision of the Moroccan justice, after the wave of outrage (…)
French Lawmaker Faces Appeal Trial for Misuse of Association Funds
7 June 2020
The appeal trial of Franco-Moroccan MP Mustapha Laabid of La République en Marche (LREM) will open on September 24. He is being prosecuted for breach of trust.
Tariq Ramadan’s Lawyer Withdraws Amid Ethics Complaint in Rape Case
7 June 2020
Me William Bourdon is no longer Tariq Ramadan’s lawyer. And for good reason, Henda Ayari, the first woman to have filed a complaint against the latter, at the end of October (…)
Moroccan Singer Admits Involvement in High-Profile Social Media Defamation Case
20 May 2020
Moroccan singer Dounia Batma acknowledges her involvement in the "Hamza mon bb" case. During her hearing by the investigators, she claimed to know the administrator of the (…)