First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Algerian regime is set on using the penal code to curb freedom of speech with the introduction of amendments that threaten with life imprisonment anyone who leaks security or economic documents or information. The new law comes as Algerian journalists in exile continue to unveil the endemic corruption and failed policies of Tebboune’s administration […]
The European Parliament has decried the Algerian authorities’ crackdown on media freedom, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arbitrarily detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including journalist Ihsane El-Kadi. In a resolution passed with overwhelming majority, EP urged the Algerian regime to respect press freedom and amend the […]
The International Observatory for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights has denounced the serious human rights violations, repression and abuses committed by Algerian authorities against pro-democracy militants. In a press release issued lately on the occasion of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) convening in Geneva, the NGO said despite the concerns […]
Morocco is about to reform the law on abortion by legalizing the procedure in case a pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, in case the pregnancy endangers the mother’s life or if the fetus presents deformities. The move is the result of consultations held at the instructions of King Mohammed VI after the […]
King Urges Stakeholders to Speed up Action After lengthy debates on the controversial issue of abortion or voluntary interruption of pregnancy, it became clear that it was necessary to amend the current Penal Code which allows abortion only in case pregnancy endangers the life of the mother. Discussions on illegal abortion and the need to […]
Almost two years after the suicide in March 2012 of a Moroccan teenager who had been forced to marry her rapist, Moroccan MPs unanimously passed earlier this week an amendment to the penal code that is hailed by NGOs, civil society activists and women’s rights advocates as a major breakthrough. The amendment that was long […]