TUNIS Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised a Morocco court on Wednesday for sentencing a prominent journalist to three years in prison on a"dubious charge"relating to a northern protest movement. Hamid el Mahdaoui was sentenced in June for"not denouncing"attempts to harm state security after he received a call from a man who said he planned to create armed strife in Morocco. (AFP)
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HRW slams Morocco over journalist's 3-year jail term
Jul 19, 2018
TUNIS Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised a Morocco court on Wednesday for sentencing a prominent journalist to three years in prison on a"dubious charge"relating to a northern protest movement. Hamid el Mahdaoui was sentenced in June for"not denouncing"attempts to harm state security after he received a call from a man who said he planned to create armed strife in Morocco. (AFP)