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Hassan Barhon: yet another Moroccan blogger sued for defamation
Moroccan blogger and anti-corruption journalist, Hassan Barhoum, who has been arrested since February 25th for exposing a corruption case involving the prosecutor-general for the king of Morocco at Tetouan’s court of appeals, Mohamed Masmouki, is due to appear before a court in Tetouan today.
Barhon circulated a petition calling Mohamed Masmouki, the prosecutor-general at Tetouan’s court [...]
Monarchs Use ‘Lese Majeste’ Laws to Silence Online Critics - MediaShift
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Monarchs Use ‘Lese Majeste’ Laws to Silence Online Critics
MediaShift, CA - 2 hours ago
And the country’s new minister of information decided to spend about $2 million to set up an Internet filtering system, pushing the paranoia even further. …
Morocco blocks four opposition websites
Four websites of the Jama’a Al Adl wa Al Ihsan (Justice and Spirituality), Morocco’s largest Islamic movement (officially illegal), have been blocked in Morocco this week and redirected to the following blockpage:
The main website of the organization, the website of Abdul Salam Yassine, the 76-year-old founder and leader of the movement, the website of [...]