Human Rights Watch criticizes Morocco's «continued crackdown on dissent»

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its annual report for 2024, raising concerns about alleged ongoing restrictions on freedom of expression and association in Morocco. The report mentions imprisonment of journalists and protest leaders, allegedly as «retaliation» for their criticism of the monarchy.

To HRW, 2020 was marked by a crackdown on human rights in Morocco

In its annual report on Morocco, released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch listed several human rights abuses that would have occurred last year. The NGO specifically cites the «crackdown on social media commentators, artists and journalists».

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