Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni free at last

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the release of Hajar Raissouni, a Moroccan journalist held since 30 August who was sentenced on 30 September to a year in prison for seeking an “illegal abortion” and for “sexual relations outside marriage.” The Moroccan justice ministry announced yesterday that Raissouni has been pardoned by King Mohammed VI.

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