Noor Ouarzazate

Independence Manifesto Day: Morocco’s King grants pardon to 1,386 convicts

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 1,386 convicts on Independence Manifesto Day, commemorated in Morocco this Sunday, January 11, said the Ministry of Justice in a press release. The list includes 15 inmates who had been convicted in cases of extremism and terrorism. They were pardoned after they formally expressed their commitment to the constants and […]

Egypt: TV anchor gets one-year prison sentence for interviewing gay sex worker

An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV anchor to one year in prison after his received a gay sex worker on his show last year. Mohammed el-Gheiti, a host and owner of private channel LTC TV, was indicted for “encouraging immorality” for interviewing in August 2018 a gay man who described his life as a […]

Algeria: HRW Calls for Release of Peaceful Protesters & Respect of Freedom Speech & Assembly

Human Rights Watch has called on the Algerian authorities to release immediately and unconditionally the peaceful activists and respect the rights to free speech and assembly of all Algerians. “This spate of arrests looks like part of a pattern of trying to weaken opposition to Algeria’s interim rulers and their determination to hold presidential elections […]