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Morocco: Magazines Seized

Written byHisham Almiraat
Posted 1 August 2009 15:50 GMT

Oualid L., blogging on Réflexions et autres idées (hosted by Courrier International), reports [Fr] on the decision by the Moroccan Interior Ministry to block two prominent magazines (TelQuel and Nichane) from circulation. As Moroccans commemorate 10 years of a new reign, the move is believed to fuel the ongoing protest reaction on the blogosphere against what appears to be a constant pattern of media restrictions.

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