Morocco

33 million people
2,970 USD GNI (PPP)
Press:
Not Free
Partly Free

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Moroccan Government Forces Major Magazine Out of Business

Oct 4 2010 - 12:00am

The closure of Nichane, one of the hardest-hitting Arabic weeklies, delivers yet another strong blow to press freedom in Morocco, according to Freedom House.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Testimonies

Testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on Human Rights in Morocco

Jun 17 2010 - 2:32pm

By Katie Zoglin, Senior Program Manager of Middle East and North Africa, June 17, 2010

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Press Release

Free Speech under Attack in Morocco

Feb 4 2010 - 12:00am

Morocco’s closure of leading independent news magazine Le Journal Hebdomodaire and the prison sentence handed down to blogger Boubaker al-Yadib reflect an ongoing and disturbing pattern of restriction on free speech.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Press Release

Recent Blogger Arrests a Troubling Trend in the Middle East/North Africa Region

Dec 18 2009 - 12:00am

Freedom House condemns the recent arrests and sentencing of Moroccan blogger Hazzam El Bachir and internet café owner Abdullah Boukfou and calls for their immediate release without harm. The events in Morocco reflect a troubling trend by governments in the Middle East and North Africa Region to use traditional means of repression to clamp down on bloggers and human rights activists.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa

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