Moroccan activists denounce arrest of journalist on abortion charges

Moroccan activists denounce arrest of journalist on abortion charges

Reuters
Sep 10, 2019

RABAT – Moroccan rights activists on Monday demanded the release of a journalist facing trial on charges of abortion and sex outside marriage, saying her arrest was politically motivated.

Dozens of activists staged a sit-in outside the Rabat court before the first hearing in her trial, chanting: “What a shame freedoms are in danger, what a shame journalism is in danger.

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