Morocco - RSF urges authorities to abandon trial against five journalists

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its call for the withdrawal of all charges against five Moroccan journalists who – because they wrote articles critical of the government – are facing up to five years in prison on charges of “endangering state security and integrity” and receiving “illegal foreign funding.” Their trial is due to start tomorrow in Rabat after being postponed on 19 November. The criminal charges brought against the five journalists, along with two other activists, are (...)

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