Morocco has been ranked 130th globally out of 165 countries in the Human Freedom Index 2024, and ninth in the North Africa and Middle East region.
In its Freedom on the Net report, Freedom House classified Morocco as a partially free country, scoring 54 out of 100 points, up from 51 the previous year. The report highlights ongoing violations of users' rights and content restrictions, reflecting a broader global decline in online freedom.
Morocco ranked 129th out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Ranking 2024, up 15 places from last year's ranking.
In its 2021 World Press Freedom report, Morocco ranks 136th out of 180 countries, losing three places. According to Reporters Without Borders, Morocco’s media «continue to be subjected to judicial harassment».
In its recent report on the human rights situation in several countries, Human Rights Watch said that Morocco «continued to selectively target, prosecute, jail and harass critics, an enforce various repressive law, notably pertaining to individual liberties» in 2019.