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From the Communiqué

15 December 2010

Moroccan journalist wins WAN-IFRA's 2010 Gebran Tueni prize

Aboubakr Jamaï, former managing director of the weekly It has been five years since the assassination of Lebanese editor Gebran Tueni, killed by a car bomb on his way to work. In honour of Tueni's courage and commitment to freedom of the press, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) continues to give out a prize in his name to an editor or publisher from the Arab region. This year's recipient is Aboubakr Jamaï, the co-founder and former managing director of the weekly newspaper "Le Journal Hebdomadaire".
3 November 2010

Government suspends Al Jazeera among mounting violations

Morocco has suspended Al Jazeera for its The Moroccan government has suspended Al Jazeera for what it alleged was unfair reporting that damaged the country's reputation, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

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Campaigns and Advocacy

29 September 2010

CPJ calls on king to improve media laws

On the eve of a conference on press freedom in Rabat, CPJ reiterated its call to bring Moroccan legislation in line with international freedom of expression standards.
28 June 2010

Thirty IFEX members and 38 other organisations call on government to stop politically-motivated prosecutions of journalists

Independent journalists, including Taoufik Bouachrine and Ali Amar, are increasingly being targeted by the authorities.
19 March 2010

CPJ urges Morocco to halt politically motivated prosecutions

In a letter, CPJ decries Morocco's use of the courts to suppress freedom of expression and prosecute journalists and urges the government to release Driss Chahtan, who is being held in prison under harsh conditions.

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Reports

28 July 2009

Advances and reverses for press freedom during King Mohammed's first decade

Progress has been followed by reverses, RSF says on the eve of the 10th anniversary of King Mohammed's accession to the throne.
12 March 2009

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Morocco




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Alerts

Journalist barred from his office 29 December 2011 Moroccan journalist expelled 27 December 2011 Police question over 100 people in advance of parliamentary vote 25 November 2011 Appeal court upholds editor's prison sentence 25 October 2011 ANHRI condemns attack on headquarters of newspaper 14 October 2011 Human rights provisions in revised Constitution should protect right to demonstrate, says Human Rights Watch 13 July 2011 Information minister has two Dubai TV journalists fired 5 July 2011 Casablanca court sentences newspaper editor to one year in prison 13 June 2011 Cultural television programme suspended 27 May 2011 Authorities urged to restore accreditation to Al Jazeera 8 April 2011 CPJ calls on Moroccan authorities to allow Spanish journalists to work freely 10 November 2010 IFJ condemns spate of attacks on journalists 10 November 2010 Authorities suspend Al-Jazeera operations indefinitely 1 November 2010 Magazine succumbs to financial pressure from advertising boycott 4 October 2010 Editor sentenced to six months' imprisonment on spurious fraud charges 15 June 2010 Environmental journalist sentenced to two years in prison for exposing illegal cedar trafficking ring 7 April 2010 Blogger Boubaker Al-Yadib sentenced to six months in prison 2 February 2010 Country's most critical publication faces closure 1 February 2010 Sentences against editor and cartoonist upheld, then overturned 5 January 2010 Jail sentences for blogger and Internet café owner 17 December 2009 Court bans "Al Masheel" newspaper 20 November 2009 Press freedom "disappointingly absent from agenda" of visiting US Secretary of State; another editor given suspended sentence 3 November 2009 See all alerts: Morocco
 
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