Cheating Is Good!
on Nov 21, 2009 in Society When she was eight years old, Sarah was told not to cheat because it is bad. When she was eighteen, she discovered cheating is good. Clearly, Sarah’s little story is the example of so many students at the university in Morocco. Cheating is no longe...

A Letter by Freedom of the Press Committee to His Majesty King Mohamed VI
on Nov 11, 2009 in Media Your Majesty: Along with a great number of other human rights organizations and freedom of the press advocates, we of the Overseas Press Club of America are dismayed to see the escalating efforts of your government to suppress and intimidate the Moro...

Eight-year Suspended Sentence for both Bouachrin and Gueddar Plus a Fine of 320 millions MAD
on Oct 30, 2009 in Media Picture by www.hespress.com (from left: Taoufik Bouachrin the director of the daily Akhbar Al-Yaoum and his colleague the caricaturist Khalid Gueddar) Follow-up: Casablanca- The Casablanca first instance court handed down, on Friday, an 8 year suspen...

18 Months in Jail for 3 Journalists from the Weekly Al-Michaal
on Oct 18, 2009 in News from right to left: journalists; Rachid Mhamid, Idriss Chahtan and Moustafa Hiran Rabat- the misdemeanor court sentenced three journalists of the weekly "Al-Michaal" to eighteenth months in jail. Driss Chahtanm, the publishing director, to a...

A Speech to our Brothers the Algerians
on Oct 7, 2009 in Opinions My brothers the Algerians, I have a dream. I have a dream that is not impossible to realize. A dream that was shared by our ancestors who cooperated and assisted each other during hard moments. Our ancestors who laid hands for the help of one another...

Morocco: Stop Undermining Civic Groups
on Oct 7, 2009 in Politics End Bureaucratic Maneuvers That Hinder Associations (Rabat) - Morocco should halt the widespread bureaucratic maneuvers that undermine freedom of association, including withholding registration from civic groups in violation of its own laws, Human Ri...

Bouachrine and Kadar In the Court on Oct. 12
on Oct 1, 2009 in News Follow-up: After an investigation of more than 14 hours that took place last Tuesday in the Wilaya Police Center of the city of Casablanca, the prosecutor of Casablanca's courts of first instance decided today to remit Tawfik Bouachrine, the publishi...

Bouachrin and Gueddar In the Court on Oct. 12
on Oct 1, 2009 in News Follow-up: After an investigation of more than 14 hours that took place last Tuesday in the Wilaya Police Center of the city of Casablanca, the prosecutor of Casablanca's courts of first instance decided today to remit Taoufik Bouachrin, the publishi...

The Daily Akhbar Al-Yaoum is Sued by the Interior Ministry
on Sep 28, 2009 in News the cartoon for which the daily "Akhbar Al-Yaoum" will be prosecuted According to Maghreb Arab Press Agency (MAP), The Moroccan Interior Ministry has decided to sue the daily Arabic-speaking "Akhbar Al-Yaoum" and seize it, because of...

Mohammedia: An Abortive Attempt to a Public Breakfast in Ramadan
on Sep 15, 2009 in News According to Maghreb Arab press agency (MAP), an attempt to a public breakfast in Ramadan was aborted last Sunday by local authorities of the city of Mohammedia after dispersing a group of activists who were assembling to organize a symbolic lunch ar...