Morocco
Violent Assault Sparks Safety Concerns for Moroccan Carpooling App Users
The Moroccan police are investigating a violent incident in Rabat involving a carpooling app, Indrive, and a student.
Topic
Violence and assaults
France
Moroccan Mason Sentenced to Life for Brutal Double Murder of Wife and Sister-in-Law in Gard
The Gard Assize Court has found Mohammed Ouhaddou, a 38-year-old Moroccan mason, guilty of the murders of his wife (26 years old) and his sister-in-law (39 years old) on May 5, 2023 in Salles-du-Gardon near Alès in the Gard.
Morocco
Outrage in Morocco: Viral Video Captures Motorcyclist Assaulting Woman on Tangier Street
A video showing a man on a motorcycle hitting the buttocks of a woman walking on the street in Tangier before fleeing has sparked a wave of outrage on social media in Morocco.
France
Brutal Axe Attack in Paris Suburb: Ex-Partner Charged with Murder After Woman's Death
A woman in her fifties of Moroccan origin was killed with an axe on June 20 in Gagny (Seine-Saint-Denis). The investigation led to the arrest and indictment of her former partner for murder.
France
Brutal Teen Murder Solved: Six Arrested in Saint-Denis School Attack
The murder of Farid A., an 18-year-old young man, violently attacked by individuals armed with baseball bats, iron bars and a hammer in front of the Frédéric Bartholdi vocational high school in Saint-Denis in January 2024, will not go unpunished. Nearly a year and a half later, six young people have been arrested and indicted.
France
French Lawmaker Unveils Radical Plan to Transform Troubled Suburbs After Riots
Two years after the riots following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old killed by a police officer on June 27, 2023 in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) near Paris, Republican Right MP Vincent Jeanbrun, mayor (LR) of L’Hay-les-Roses (Val-de-Marne) at the time of the events, whose home had been targeted, is now unveiling his "suburbs plan" to "restore the French Republic" in working-class neighborhoods.
France
Conspiracy Theorist Sentenced to 22 Years for Racially-Charged Paris Murder
The Paris Assize Court has delivered its verdict against conspiracy theorist Martial Lanoir, accused of killing a young French person of Moroccan origin in 2022.
France
Violent Assault on Veiled Woman in Reims Sparks Outrage and Religious Freedom Debate
A veiled woman was physically assaulted by around twenty individuals in the Croix-Rouge neighborhood in Reims, in the Marne department, and filed a complaint against her attackers.
Spain
Road Trip Danger: Moroccan Travelers Face Theft Epidemic on Spanish Highways
As the summer period approaches, Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) traveling to Morocco by road are reminded of the persistent risk of theft at service areas in Spain. Organized networks repeatedly target the vehicles of vacationers, requiring increased vigilance.
Spain
Madrid Cop Arrested: Neck Restraint Leads to Death of Moroccan Man in Alleged Phone Theft
A municipal police officer in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) has been arrested for having immobilized by the neck a young man of Moroccan origin whom he accuses of having stolen his mobile phone, resulting in his death.
Belgium
Hero Passenger Thwarts Deadly Bus Rampage in Antwerp, Saving Lives
Terki Nacer Eddine, 63, has been hailed and celebrated by the residents of Antwerp for having saved several people during a deadly assault on a bus.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Increases Sentence for Violent Attack on Waitress After Public Outcry
The Kenitra Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of the man who violently attacked Khadija in the face.