First Independent Mena Newspaper
Journalist Hafsa Boutahar who has accused her colleague Omar Radi of rape has seen her rights denied and deplored the double standards shown by patriarchal rights activists in Morocco and abroad as well as the biased solidarity with the man whom she said has assaulted her. Moroccan rights NGOs, particularly AMDH, and French media have […]
Amnesty International has launched a campaign demanding the immediate release of Omar Radi, a Moroccan journalist accused of rape by a co-worker. Omar Radi who is standing trial behind bars is also tried on charges of espionage and receiving funds from foreign intelligence officers. However, in a total disregard for the Moroccan justice and its […]
Moroccan MPs from across the spectrum have rejected the “baseless allegations” made by Amnesty International in its latest report accusing Moroccan authorities of spying on Moroccan journalist Omar Radi. During a meeting held on Monday by Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki with Heads of parliamentary groups, the MPs denounced “the lies” […]
Morocco rejected the response sent by Amnesty International’s regional director for MENA region Heba Morayef after the head of the government requested the NGO to provide material proof for its allegations that authorities spied on journalist Omar Radi. Amnesty’s response relayed the same argument included in its June 22 report assuming that authorities spied on […]
Morocco rejected in the strongest terms the allegations put forward by Amnesty international accusing Morocco of spying on journalist Omar Radi without being able to provide proof. Moroccan authorities said they summoned Amnesty’s executive director in Morocco Mohamed Sektaoui and expressed their astonishment at the report dated June 22, adding that they were not reached […]
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 […]