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Morocco - Latest Publications
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Morocco: Rachid Niny, editor of Al Massae daily, was released after serving his full sentence
MOR - News | 01 May 2012
Rachid Niny, editor of Al Massae, one of the most important Moroccan Arabic newspapers, left the prison of Akkacha (Casablanca) on 28 April 2012 around three in the morning, after serving his sentence of one year's imprisonment.
Morocco: Mourad Aibous tortured and accused of manufacturing explosives
MOR - News | 13 April 2012
On 13 April 2012, Alkarama submitted the case of Moroccan citizen Mr. Mourad Aibous to the Special Procedures of the United nations. Mr. Aibous, accused of making explosives, was tortured and sentenced following an unfair trial. The case of the 21-year-old Islamic Studies student demonstrates the blindness of the policy of repression of Islamic groups. The policy reappeared in Morocco following the bombings in Casablanca in 2003. Mr. Aibous is only guilty of having registered for a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies, yet was charged with making explosives and was arbitrarily arrested and tortured.
Morocco: Abdelfattah Dihaj sentenced on the basis of confessions extracted under torture
MOR - News | 10 April 2012
Today, Alkarama submitted the case of a Moroccan citizen, Abdelfattah Dihaj, to the Special Procedures of the United Nations. Mr. Abdelfattah Dihaj was tortured and sentenced following an unfair trial in relation to the attack of 28 April 2011 on Argana Café in Marrakech.
Morocco: Mohammad Hasan al-Sharif al-Kattani released
MOR - News | 07 February 2012
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Alkarama was informed on Saturday 4 February 2012 of the release by the Moroccan authorities of Mohamed Hasan al-Kattani, Omar al-Haddouchi, and Mohammad Abdul Wahab al-Rafiki.
Morocco: the UN appeals for the release of Sheikh Mohamed Hassan Echerif El-Kettani, arbitrarily detained for eight years
MOR - News | 24 November 2011
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN convened in Geneva and notified the international community of its decision concerning the detention of Mr. Mohamed Hassan Echerif El-Kettani. They issued an opinion that his detention is arbitrary and called upon the Moroccan authorities to release him immediately and pardon him.