Moroccan court sentences 13 activists to suspended prison terms over Carrefour protest

Human rights situation in Morocco marked by a «crackdown against activists», Amnesty says

On Tuesday, Amnesty International said that Morocco «harassed journalists, bloggers, artists and activists for expressing their views peacefully» in 2019. The NGO’s statement is part of an annual report on the human rights situation in the MENA region.

Morocco is «intensifying its crackdown on activists», according to Amnesty International

The Polisario releases the three Sahrawi activists arrested in June

WhatsApp sues Israeli spyware vendor NSO amid reports on «hacked» Moroccan activists

WhatsApp has launched a lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, accusing it of targeting dozens of human rights activists and defenders in several countries. The lawsuit comes after Amnesty International revealed in October that two Moroccan activists were allegedly by the Israeli-developed software.

New political disappearance in the Tindouf camps

Sahrawis in Tindouf burn a police car to protest the arrest of three activists

Mustapha Salma and opposition groups in Tindouf slam the Polisario for arresting activists

Former Polisario leader Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud said that the Front’s leadership has launched a campaign against Sahrawi activists in the Tindouf camps. In one week, two members of opposition group the Sahrawi Initiative for Change were arrested by the separatist movement’s leadership.

Laayoune : Authorities expel two Spanish activists to the Canary Islands

Casablanca : Moroccans hold sit-in in the memory of Christchurch terror attack’s victims