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ATM Fraud: Moroccan Authorities Warn against Card Skimming

Moroccan Central bank and police have urged vigilance after card skimming devices were found lately in cash machines in the city of Marrakech. Skimmers are using tiny hidden cameras planted in ATMs. They are barely visible but allow fraudsters to film people entering their pin number. The skimmers often encase the normal card slot on […]

Tunisia: Supporters of lawyer Sonia Dahmani continue to rally against her sentence

Four days after lawyer Sonia Dahmani was sentenced to eight months in prison by an appeals court, her supporters are pushing back against the verdict. The sentence was issued before Dahmani’s defense could present arguments, raising concerns about judicial fairness among her allies. On September 12, lawyers, relatives, and Civil society activists gathered at the […]

Rached Ghannouchi leaves court free in Namaa Touns case

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Islamist party Ennahdha, walked free Tuesday from a court to his residence after several hours of interrogation in connection with an investigation into terrorism financing and money laundry counts leveled against Namaa Touns, an organization he is believed involved in. Ghannouchi was questioned by the country’s counter-terrorism prosecutor in the […]