For decades, the Moroccan government has shown great skill in selling itself abroad. In a period of effervescence in the Arab world, and with the West fatigued by the jihadist threat, the Alawi (.)
Last month, Saida El-Alami launched a hunger strike in protest of her “unfair trial”. El-Alami ended the strike on Tuesday for health reasons, according to her family.
Following a crackdown on the independent press in Morocco, human rights activists face increased repression and extended prison sentences. By Abdellatif El Hamamouchi