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WorldMoroccan activist loses appeal over insulting officials

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Moroccan activist loses appeal over insulting officials

Moroccan rights activist Saida el-Alami has lost her appeal against her conviction for insulting public officials and has had her sentence increased from two to three years in prison.

She was arrested in March after denouncing on social media the Moroccan authorities’ treatment of journalists and activists.

Rights groups say the kingdom has stepped up its harassment of opponents, often using bogus charges to have them thrown behind bars.

Source: BBC

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