Morocco
Moroccan Man Critically Injures Wife Over 'Daily Routine' Social Media Posts
A man violently beat his wife, who is addicted to "Routini alyawmi". She was filming compromising scenes to post them online.
Topic
Violence and assaults
Morocco
Moroccan Police Arrest Man for Online Threats Against Law Enforcement
Elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) in coordination with the prefectural service of the judicial police of Béni-Mellal, arrested on Saturday, June 27, a dangerous individual. He would be involved in a case of threatening voluntary homicide and inciting violence against elements of the public forces.
Belgium
Antwerp Ex-Cops Jailed for Illegal Search, Theft, and Racial Bias
Three former Antwerp police officers were fined and sentenced to prison terms of up to forty months suspended for violent theft and racism. This is the verdict handed down by the criminal court.
Morocco
Moroccan Man Kills Religious Scholar Over Suspected Affair in Market Attack
A middle-aged family man stabbed to death, last Saturday, a fkih (religious scholar) he suspected of having an extramarital affair with his wife.
Morocco
Tensions Escalate as Morocco Blocks Sub-Saharan Migrants at Mauritanian Border Amid COVID Restrictions
The Moroccan army has turned back 68 Sub-Saharans, including 32 Senegalese, at the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania, thus causing tensions.
Belgium
Singer Arno's Partner Alleges Racial Profiling in Brussels Police Encounter
While several people were demonstrating against racism and police violence in the streets of Brussels on Sunday, June 7, Sophie Dewulf, of Morocco-Tunisian origin, the companion of singer Arno, was the victim of an "abusive check". Yet she was not part of the demonstrators.
France
Police Officers Reveal Widespread Racism in French Law Enforcement
At a time when the French are denouncing violent and racist arrests, French police officers are speaking out about racism in their profession. Testimonies.
France
Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors Arrested for Tear Gas Attack and Robbery in Montpellier
A Police Assistance squad apprehended four unaccompanied minors from Morocco in the area of Avenue d’Assas. They are accused of having assaulted a 26-year-old woman in downtown Montpellier.
Spain
Spanish Teen's Death Echoes George Floyd Case, Sparks Racism Debate
While the anti-racism movements are not wavering in the United States and other countries, a case has resurfaced. It is that of Iliass Tahiri, a young Moroccan who died under the same circumstances as George Floyd, on July 1, 2019, in a juvenile center in Spain.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Jails Alleged Child Rapist After Public Outcry
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 caused by the release on bail of the defendant.
France
Undocumented Immigrant in France Granted Residency After Heroic Rescue
The prefect of Seine-et-Marne, Thierry Coudert, has regularized the situation of Abderrahim Aissaoui, a 49-year-old Algerian undocumented immigrant, who put his life in danger on Saturday, June 6, to save a 22-year-old French woman victim of an attempted rape. The alleged aggressor, a 22-year-old man, has been placed in pre-trial detention.
Morocco
Agadir Police Officer Fires Weapon to Subdue Armed Suspect Threatening Mother
A police inspector from the Agadir security district used his weapon to apprehend a 23-year-old repeat offender. The latter had damaged the property of others and exposed the safety of his own mother and that of the police officers to serious and imminent danger using a bladed weapon.