Moroccan blogger Badr Al'Hamry [1] on Agora [Ar], expresses his solidarity with Idriss Shahtan, director of Al Mishaal weekly newspaper, and president of the Khenifra branch of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights [2] [Ar] who will stand accused of publishing a dossier that is discourteous to a relative of the king of Morocco in a court trial on June 16. The blogger quotes a declaration by an ad-hoc solidarity committee [3] [Ar] and links to several other solidarity web pages [4] [Ar].
Morocco: Beacon of Freedom of Speech?
· Written by Hisham Almiraat
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, Citizen Media, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media & Journalism, Protest