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 annual World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders criticized Morocco for the prosecutions brought against both journalists and citizen-journalists.
For the latest edition of Reporters Without Borders annual report, 2017 saw a great deal of additional judicial harassment of journalists in Morocco. The latter‘s performance declined when compared to previous years.