Morocco
Moroccan Prisons Allow Food Baskets for Inmates After Eid Al-Fitr
The General Directorate of Prisons and Reintegration (DGAPR) has just announced the return of food baskets in Moroccan prisons the day after Eid Al-Fitr.
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General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration
Morocco
Terrorism Suspect Found Dead in Moroccan Prison Cell
The administration of the central prison of Kenitra announced on Monday that the prisoner "Z.O", involved in cases of extremism and terrorism, committed suicide .
Morocco
Morocco Suspends Prison Visits Amid COVID-19 Surge and New Variants
Faced with the surge in Covid-19 cases, the prison administration has decided to suspend, starting next Monday and until further notice, family visits for inmates of penitentiary institutions.
Morocco
Moroccan Prison Officials Face Sanctions for Drug Offenses and Inmate Abuse
About thirty officials working in Moroccan prisons have just been sanctioned by their hierarchy, for their involvement in drug cases and other shortcomings.
Morocco
Morocco's Prison Crisis: 44% of Inmates Await Trial, Fueling Overcrowding
In Morocco, pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding . The number of prisoners not yet tried continues to increase and the supervisory ministry is unable to find strategies to curb the phenomenon.
Morocco
Morocco's Prison Deradicalization Program Offers Path to Freedom for Terrorism Detainees
Launched in 2015 and led by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), the deradicalization program called Moussalaha ("Reconciliation") has led to the release of many detainees for terrorism-related cases.
France
Morocco Refutes French Media Claims About Detained Actor Brahim Bouhlel
For a few days now, several French media have stood out in the dissemination of "tendentious allegations" concerning the Franco-Algerian Brahim Bouhlel , incarcerated in the local prison of Oudaya in Marrakech. In a statement, the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) indicated on Monday that it is a "raging campaign" led by certain parties in France against the Kingdom.
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".
Morocco
Moroccan PM Condemns Prison's Release of Journalist's Humiliating Videos
The two videos of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni published by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) are not to the liking of the head of government. Saad Eddine El Othmani considered the act "unacceptable" during a meeting held on Tuesday, July 20 in Rabat.
Morocco
US State Department Criticism of Moroccan Journalist Trials Sparks Official Backlash
Following the statements of the US State Department regarding the conviction of Souleimane Raissouni to a sentence of five years in prison for a common law case, while the trial of Omar Radi is ongoing, the Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights and Mohamed Salah Tamek, General Delegate of the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration, reacted strongly.
Morocco
Morocco Suspends Prison Visits Amid COVID-19 Surge
Another consequence of the resurgence of Covid-19 infections, the prison administration has decided to suspend, indefinitely, family visits starting July 19.
Morocco
Imprisoned Hirak Leader Nasser Zefzafi Granted Leave to Visit Ailing Father in Tangier
The leader of the Hirak, Nasser Zefzafi went on Wednesday, June 30, to the bedside of his father hospitalized in a private clinic in Tangier after being authorized by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR).