EUROPEAN  DEPUTIES CRITICIZED MOROCCO ON PRESS FREEDOM


MEPs strongly criticized the deterioration of press freedom in Morocco on Thursday, saying they were also "concerned" by the allegations of corruption weighing on Rabat in the framework of an investigation carried out by Belgian justice and also targeting Qatar .

In a non-binding text very widely adopted in Strasbourg (356 votes for, 32 against and 42 abstentions), the European Parliament "urges" the Moroccan authorities to "respect freedom of expression and freedom of the media" and to "guarantee imprisoned journalists (...) a fair trial".

MEPs insist in particular on the case of Omar Radi. This independent journalist known for his positions critical of power was arrested in 2020 and sentenced on appeal in March to six years in prison for "rape" and "espionage", charges he has always denied.

"Many defense rights were not respected, which taints the whole trial with unfairness and bias", consider the MEPs, who are asking for his provisional release, as well as that of Taoufik Bouachrine, another imprisoned journalist.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

                         لماذا نحن هنا؟ Information is an important element in the world we live in. Fake news leads us to believe the opposite of reality. In a Middle Eastern region where the bloody war in Gaza continues, it is important to report the truth; the genocide and Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, as well as the situation in Syria. This is what we do at ARABINFOCUS. We have therefore humbly asked for donations from members of the HH Arab Royal Houses; from His Highnesses Emirs and from important Muslim personalities who have the financial means to make a donation. We have asked them for a simple donation. Only one anonymous Saudi helped us. All the others have ignored us and have not given us even  a dinar.  Why this ignorance against ARABINFOCUS? Our fight against Jewish Zionism deserved help. But a HH Crown Prince; HH sheikhs; HH emirs;  Prime ministers; all have scorned us, instea...
Read full article
Image
          IS FOOTBALL MORE IMPORTANT THAN ARABIC CULTURE? Qatar and Saudi Arabia have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in hiring top-class soccer players in Europe to elevate and give greater prestige to their national championships in this sport. Football is a global distraction and, therefore, there is nothing to criticize about these operations. It is absolutely normal and correct that the two Arab countries have made that expense. But this situation moves us to ask some questions: 1.- Soccer is more important than the values of the culture of the Arab Nation. ? 2.-Is Soccer more important than reporting and condemning Israel's criminal aggressions against the Palestinian people? 3.-Is Soccer more important than defending Islam and its values and teachings, when it is being subjected to unfair attacks from some Western countries? 4.- Is Soccer more important than explaining and defending the values of the holy book of the Quran, subject of attacks, de...
Read full article
Image
                ONE HUNDRED KILLED IN THE ATTACK ON A SCHOOL IN GAZA Genocide and war crimes continue in Gaza, although Prime Minister Netanyahu says he is willing to resume peace negotiations. In the attack on a school this Friday, 100 Palestinians died, some of whom are women and children. Israel justified the missile attack, stating that the school served as a refuge for Hamas militants, but has not presented the slightest evidence to justify the version of the Jewish armed forces. It's the same old story. Every time Israel attacks a school, a hospital or a refugee camp, it justifies it by claiming that those places were used by the military branch of Hamas. But don't look for proof because there isn't any. The school attacked with missiles was Al-Tabin, in the Daraj area, in the capital of the Palestinian enclave. The school was completely destroyed. Meanwhile, the Palestinian and Lebanese populations continue to wait for the announced attack ...
Read full article