Morocco
Fez Eliminates Controversial Car Guard System After Public Outcry
The city of Fez has managed to put an end to the activities of car guards following numerous complaints from residents.
Topic
Complaint
Morocco
Rabat Police Officer Arrested for Alleged Theft from Local Stores
A police officer on duty in [Rabat] is currently the subject of an investigation for his alleged involvement in a theft case.
Spain
Moroccan-Spanish Gang Fleeces Job Seekers with Fake Spanish Work Contracts
Young people from Casablanca have been scammed by a Moroccan-Spanish criminal gang that issued them fake employment contracts. While justice is slow to rule on the case, the suspects have already fled.
Morocco
Senior Rabat Police Inspector Investigated for Corruption and Extortion
A judicial investigation was initiated on Thursday against a senior police inspector working in a security district in Rabat, for corruption in the performance of his duties.
Morocco
Morocco's Northern Resorts See Tourism Surge Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
Despite the health restrictions that came into effect in Morocco due to the increase in Covid-19 cases, tourism operators in the North hope to make good figures during this summer season.
Morocco
Moroccan Journalist Ends 122-Day Hunger Strike After Health Warning
After 122 days, Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni has ended the hunger strike he had started to denounce his trial, which he describes as political and arbitrary. The journalist was sentenced to five years in prison last July for "sexual assault" following a complaint filed by an LGBT activist. Facts that he disputes, assuring that he is being prosecuted "because of his opinions".
France
Islamophobic Attacks in France Surge 52% in 2020, Human Rights Commission Reports
Violence targeting Muslims increased by 52% in France in 2020, according to the latest report from the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH).
France
Morocco Challenges Pegasus Spyware Accusations, Demands Evidence from NGOs
The lawyer mandated by Morocco in the Pegasus affair launched a few days ago a procedure which gave ten days to Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories to transmit the evidence of their accusations . The ten days have elapsed and the expected evidence could not be transmitted, according to Me Olivier Baratelli, lawyer for Morocco.
Morocco
Morocco's Tourism and Restaurant Sectors Face New Setback as COVID-19 Cases Surge
The summer of 2021 was supposed to bring a glimmer of hope to tourism and catering professionals. But with the new restrictive measures put in place to deal with the surge in infection cases recorded in recent weeks, it is once again despair.
France
Moroccan Farmworker Escapes Alleged 'Modern Slavery' in French Strawberry Fields
A Moroccan woman has just fled an agricultural operation following facts she describes as modern slavery. At 44 years old, she was working in strawberry fields in the Lot-et-Garonne region.
France
Morocco Enlists Top Digital Forensics Expert to Counter Pegasus Spying Allegations
Accused of spying on foreign personalities, Morocco is multiplying actions to dismantle these accusations described as a "conspiracy against the stability of the kingdom" . After legal attacks for defamation, Morocco has decided to call on the services of a recognized computer expert whose role will be to expose the conspiracy behind the espionage allegations.
France
Israeli Defense Minister Denies Pegasus Spyware Used on Macron's Phone
"NSO did not track President Macron’s phone." These words come from Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who assured his French counterpart Florence Parly that Morocco has never used the Israeli Pegasus software against President Emmanuel Macron.