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Tag: prison sentence
Algeria continues crackdown in Kabylie, sentences poet Samir Mokrani to two years in prison
The fierce repression carried out by Algeria’s ruling junta against activists in Kabylie was evidenced again this week when militant poet Samir Mokrani was sentenced ... Read More
Senegal: Two lawmakers handed six months in prisons each for beating female colleague
A court in the Senegalese capital Dakar has condemned two members of the parliament to six months in prison each for beating a female colleague ... Read More
Algeria: Madame Maya convicted to 12 years in prison
Known as "Madame Maya", the Algerian businesswoman, who passed herself off as the hidden daughter of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 ... Read More
Morocco: One year in prison for Salafist Abou Naim
Salafist Sheikh Abou Naim, known for his extremist stands, was sentenced on Friday April 3 to one year in prison and a $200 fine. He ... Read More