
Jailed Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi Ends 21-Day Hunger Strike Due to Health Concerns
Journalist Omar Radi has suspended his hunger strike, which he began 21 days ago, for health reasons, his family announced.

Journalist Omar Radi has suspended his hunger strike, which he began 21 days ago, for health reasons, his family announced.

After being denied a request for provisional release, the two Moroccan journalists Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni have been on a hunger strike for two weeks. Their families, concerned about their health, are sounding the alarm.

The Moroccan police dispersed on Friday in Rabat, a demonstration of young people demanding the release of journalists Omar Radi and Soulaiman Raïssouni, both in pre-trial detention and on hunger strike since last week.

Two Moroccan journalists, in pre-trial detention for eight and ten months, awaiting their trial, are observing a hunger strike. They hope to obtain their provisional release, their lawyers announced on Monday.

Barely opened, the Casablanca Court of Appeal suspended and postponed to April 27 the trial of journalist Omar Radi prosecuted for "rape" and espionage, and in prison since late July 2020.

Moroccan journalist Omar Radi is one of the three finalists for the third edition of the Normandy Region’s Freedom Prize. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the jury of 30 young people aged 15 to 25 met by videoconference on Saturday, February 13, 2021, as part of this event.

Moroccan journalists Omar Radi and Soulaiman Raïssouni have decided to observe a 24-hour hunger strike on December 10, World Human Rights Day, to protest against the continuation of their pre-trial detention without trial.

While he is called to testify in favor of his colleague and human rights activist Omar Radi , who is the subject of a rape complaint, a journalist finds himself in legal trouble. He is being prosecuted for "complicity in rape".

The government is outraged by the allegations of "Human Rights Watch" (HRW). It is a communiqué entitled "Morocco: A Critical Journalist Prosecuted for Espionage", dated September 21, 2020, in which the international institution discredits the independence of the judicial system.

Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi, who has been in pre-trial detention since the end of July, was questioned for the first time on Tuesday, September 22, by an investigating judge. This is in the context of a double case of rape and espionage.

Journalist and human rights activist, Omar Radi , has just been placed in pre-trial detention. The decision was made by the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Casablanca.

No evidence to support the allegations. This is the position of the Moroccan government, which says it is still awaiting scientific and concrete elements that demonstrate the serious accusations against Morocco in the "Omar Radi" case.