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political decision which aimed to silence an opponent of official corruption. On 9 June 2011, the Court of First
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Thursday, 28 April 2011, Rachid Niny was placed under arrest by the Moroccan Police after being accused of an "offence against national and citizens security" by Abd-Allah al-Balghîtî, the general prosecutor of the King at Casablanca. His lawyer Khalid Soufyâni called the arrest a
60:) to specialize in Arabic Literature. When he received his bachelor's degree in 1994, he found himself unemployed. “El Alam”, a daily Arabic Newspaper affiliated to The “Istiqlal party” with which he had collaborated since he was a student, refused to hire him unless he joined the party.
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Morocco, stating, "I hope that I will be the last journalist to be imprisoned and tried under the criminal law."
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547:Maroc Hebdo
425:Radio Aswat
399:SNRT Arabic
361:Laayoune TV
313:TV Channels
189:26 December
132:Ali Anouzla
24:Ben Slimane
20:Rachid Niny
1556:Categories
1509:Land mines
1487:AFAPREDESA
1145:Fqih Basri
976:Eco-MĂ©dias
966:Free Media
685:Al Bidaoui
660:La Vie Éco
561:Al Ousboue
431:Radio Plus
371:Tele Maroc
226:25 January
156:Al Jazeera
138:References
54:Mohammedia
1451:Hirak Rif
1362:Omar Radi
1291:Tazmamart
731:Annoukhba
626:La Mañana
540:Al-Massae
533:Al Haraka
526:L'Opinion
477:Al Bayane
403:Hit Radio
366:Medi 1 TV
346:Assadissa
245:. Reuters
93:Al Massae
33:Al Massae
1541:Category
1516:Refugees
1342:Ali Amar
1072:Category
990:PR Firms
870:Ali Amar
774:TéléPLUS
767:Hespress
698:Tabloids
677:Regional
667:Les Ecos
498:Le Matin
463:Attajdid
422:Chada FM
408:Radio 2M
376:Chada TV
351:Aflam TV
331:Arryadia
321:Al Aoula
249:28 April
162:28 April
126:See also
1497:BIRDSHO
1414:History
1018:Meditel
812:Defunct
781:Lakome2
759:Current
645:Economy
593:Lamalif
571:Defunct
554:TelQuel
512:Assabah
456:Al-Alam
448:Current
336:Arrabia
89:Assabah
65:Amazigh
58:Morocco
28:Morocco
1322:Lakome
981:Soread
820:Lakome
752:Online
738:Zamane
690:Tawiza
413:Medi 1
1492:ASVDH
1317:L7a9d
1121:Cases
716:Other
386:Radio
326:2M TV
77:Spain
1390:AMDH
1023:Inwi
251:2012
228:2012
191:2011
164:2012
69:Awal
418:MFM
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