Reporters Without Borders welcomes release of journalists Bouachrine, Radi and Raissouni

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has welcomed the royal pardon of journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi, Souleimane Raissouni, stating that these releases «mark a major step forward for press freedom in Morocco».

#Morocco: Journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni were pardoned today, after unjust convictions and lengthy imprisonment.
RSF welcomes these releases, which mark a major step forward for press freedom in Morocco. pic.twitter.com/eTLp9txNyu

— RSF (@RSF_inter) July 29, 2024

King Mohammed VI pardoned 2,476 people, including the three journalists, as well as a group of bloggers and anti-normalization activists, who had been sentenced by various courts in Morocco on July 29.