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Morocco: Jail for Chakib Khayari

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Media & Journalism

Maghreb Blog reports [1] that the sentence of Chakib Khayari, a human rights activist and whistleblower, has been upheld in a Casablanca court. Khayari is set to serve three years in prison for accusing high-level civil servants of aiding in drug trafficking.