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Spanish PM to Pay First Overseas Visit to Morocco

Newly elected Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez will pay his first overseas visit to Morocco in keeping with a diplomatic tradition that makes the North African country the first foreign trip for Spanish PMs. Moroccan and Spanish media are already talking of a planned visit by the new Spanish PM to Morocco, saying that diplomatic services […]

Morocco: Journalist Omar Radi Gets Temporary Release on New Year’s Eve

Moroccan justice has decided to grant provisional release to journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi, who was detained last week for a tweet criticizing a judge. Radi, 33, will appear in court on January 2 and will be released, according to his lawyer Omar Benjelloun. The vocal journalist was arrested on Thursday for his […]

Algeria: The press freedom climate has changed for the worse

Two weeks after the imprisonment of a high-profile Algerian journalist, a former reporter has been sentenced to prison for his online commentary, cementing fears that Algeria’s new president is on track to match his predecessor’s record of enacting restrictive policies toward the press even as he has promised democratic reforms, comments the New York-based Committee […]