Down with SCAF (VIDEO)

Activists like Ahmad Hafez, Medo Iskandar, Al-Jazeera journalist Dima el-Khatib,Lilian Wagdy, Gigi Ibrahim, Medo Iskandar are each leading the chants against the military abuses, as dozens of protesters gathered outside the Military Court today, in solidarity with journalist Rasha Azab and her editor Adel Hammouda, who’ve been summoned by the military prosecutor over Rasha’s reporting of torture [...]

Grief

An old woman was shouting hysterically in front of the military court, where her son was being interrogated, before she fainted. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Military Court on Sunday, in solidarity with journalist Rasha Azab and her editor Adel Hammouda, who’ve been summoned by the military prosecutor over Rasha’s reporting of torture and [...]

SCAF to meet anti-torture activists, receive reports of abuses

I did not blog about my summoning to the military tribunal coz this issue was already covered extensively in the mainstream and social media circles, and I did not have more to say about that day. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about [...]

Silencing Rachid Nini

Rachid Nini, the executive editor of Al-Massae newspaper, was sentenced by a lower court in Ain Sbaa, Casablanca to one year in prison and fined one thousand Moroccan dirhams. He was charged with “grave contempt” to Morocco’s judicial system and “unsubstantiated reporting on alleged crimes.” Through his editorials, Mr. Nini has targeted high ranking governmental [...]

Rachid Nini Arrested… Again

Al Massae newspaper reported that its executive editor Rachid Nini has been arrested. According to the newspaper, Mr. Nini is being investigated for articles al-Massae has been publishing the lead prosecutor at the appeals court in Casablanca, Abdellah Belghiti, in an official statement, deemed harshly critical of governmental institutions. The latter pronounced a host of [...]

Another public hanging in the Fars province, south of Iran

One man was hanged in the town of Kazeroun, south of Iran according to official Iranian sources. According to the local news website “Kazeroun Nama”, a man identified as “Morteza Jokar” known as “Sardar” was hanged in public “Kenar Takhteh” near town of Kazeroun on April 16th. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook [...]

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