The Rabat Court of First Instance sentenced Monday journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui, editor-in-chief of the “Badil” news website, to one and a half years in prison. The same court, in the lawsuit ...

Authorities have repeatedly prosecuted Hamid El Mahdaoui, known for criticizing the Moroccan government on social media, including for charges that violated his right to peaceful speech.

The Rabat Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui on Monday to 18 months in prison for defamation against Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahb. The verdict also includes a ...

A Moroccan court sentenced on Thursday local journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui, who covered protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region, to three years in prison, his sister ...

Hamid Mahdaoui will serve a 1.5-year sentence and be fined an equivalent of $150,000 after being found guilty of defamation, his attorney Mohamed Hedach told The Associated Press.

Hamid El Mahdaoui, who heads the Badil online news site, was arrested in July at the start of a banned demonstration in the restive northern city of Al-Hoceima.

RABAT: A Moroccan court sentenced on Thursday local journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui, who covered protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region, to three years in prison, his ...

A Moroccan court sentenced on Thursday local journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui, who covered protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region, to three years in prison, his sister and ...