Morocco Sentences 17 Protesters to Prison in Jerada Unrest Crackdown
19 January 2019
Prison sentences of up to four years have been handed down against 17 people prosecuted in the context of the protest movement that hit the Jerada region.
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Moroccan Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Wife’s Murder in France
19 January 2019
Prosecuted for the murder of his wife, a Moroccan has just been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Morocco to Introduce Virtual Court Hearings for Prisoners, Cutting Costs
18 January 2019
A new development for the Moroccan justice system, which plans to implement videoconferencing to allow detainees to attend their trials without leaving their cells.
Moroccan Bank Manager Sentenced to 3 Years for $1 Million Client Theft
18 January 2019
He probably didn’t have time to enjoy the stolen money. The bank manager who helped himself to the accounts of his clients, stealing more than 10 million dirhams, has been (…)
Spanish Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Racist Attack on Moroccan Man
15 January 2019
The Spanish Supreme Court has just confirmed the sentence of two years and one month in prison against a man accused of hitting a Moroccan and insulting him "Arab shit".
Moroccan Man Faces Trial for Brutal 2014 Murder of Wife in France
14 January 2019
The trial of Abdennbi Choua, accused of savagely killing his wife in September 2014, has opened today at the Hérault Assize Court.
Marrakech Café Shooting Trial Delayed to February, 16 Defendants Await Proceedings
8 January 2019
New developments in the case of the shooting at Café la Crème in Marrakech. The Court of Appeal has just postponed the examination of the case of the persons prosecuted for (…)
Moroccan Activist Jailed for Calling Government Officials ’Terrorists’ on Facebook
5 January 2019
Back to square one for the former leader of the February 20 movement Oussama El Khlifi who has just been placed in detention at the El Arjat prison in Salé.
Morocco Hands Down Landmark Prison Sentence for Marital Rape
29 December 2018
A first in Morocco where a two-year prison sentence has just been handed down by the Tangier Court of Appeal against a man accused of raping his wife.
Amnesty International Calls for Fair Retrial of Moroccan Hirak Protesters, Citing Rights Violations
17 December 2018
The organization Amnesty International (AI) has just published its report on the trial of the Hirak activists of Al Hoceima in which it denounces the serious procedural (…)