World Press Freedom Day: “Tyranny is not destiny, freedom has to be achieved”
On World Press Freedom Day, we look at the situation of journalists and of the press in different countries in the Arab-Maghreb region
Moroccan journalist Hamid el-Mahdaoui released from prison
A long-term critic of the government in Morocco, Mahdouni was arrested in 2017 for his alleged participation in the Hirak-Rif movement
Moroccans demand release of political prisoners from Rif movement
38 people are still being held in prison for participating in the protests in the Rif region against economic neglect, unemployment and state oppression
“Long live the Rif”: thousands demand release of Moroccan political prisoners
The “March of the Moroccan people” was organized by political and civil rights groups to demand the release of those who led and participated in the Hirak Rif protests of 2016. As many as 53 leaders and protesters were sentenced to jail for a total time of 300 years
Moroccans take to the streets to protest jail sentences of Rif movement leaders
53 activists have been sentenced to a total of 300 years in prison for their role in the movement which mobilized thousands to demand their rights.
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
