migration tragedies

Two-year prison term in Algeria for wearing Morocco’s national team jersey

In a case that rights advocates say reflects the Algerian authorities’ escalating hostility toward Morocco, an Algerian court has sentenced a young football fan to two years in prison for wearing the Moroccan national team’s jersey at a domestic match. The verdict was the latest episode of Algeria’s regime anti-Morocco posture. Algeria has unilaterally cut […]

French Les Républicains Party clearly recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, party members say

The president of the French party Les Républicains (LR), Eric Ciotti, and Rachida Dati, member of the party and emblematic figure of the French right, expressed the clear position of their formation recognizing the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara. In an interview with “Tel Quel” weekly magazine, the members of the French liberal-conservative political […]

Melilla tragic crossing exposes West hypocrisy on migrants’ rights

Fortress Europe has never been so hypocritical. Commentators in Western media have been competing to blame Morocco for the deadly crossing of Melilla on June 24, which left 23 dead in a stampede and caused 140 injuries within Moroccan security forces. Morocco has been the first to express condolences and deplore the death of the […]