Moroccans protest detention of journalist who criticized court ruling on Twitter

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Published Dec 31, 2019

Several hundred protesters demonstrated in the Moroccan capital Rabat over the weekend against the arrest of journalist and activist Omar Radi, who was detained for criticising a court ruling on Twitter in April.

He was taken into custody on Thursday and his trial began the same day. He had castigated a magistrate's verdict against members of "Hirak", a protest movement who were sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

"The pressure on journalists is not new, and the examples of Mahdaoui and Bo…
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