August 01

• Morocco: ANHRI Denounces the Assault By Beating a Convoy for February 20 Movement [press release]

  The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces the continuation of the Moroccan authorities in abusing the dissent activists, as a number of 20 February... Read more »

May 22

• Morocco: ANHRI Demands the Authorities to Release the Blogger and the Journalist Mustafa El-Hasnawi [press release]

  The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces the continuation of detaining the blogger and the activist "Mustafa El-Hesnawi" by the Moroccan Security Services... Read more »

February 02

• Morocco: Morocco's Reform Pledges Undercut By Repression of Dissidents [press release]

  Moroccans still await tangible improvements in human rights a year after the adoption of a progressive new constitution and the election of an Islamist-led parliament and... Read more »

January 19

• Morocco: Editor Accused of Slander Due to Report Supported By Evidences On Wine [press release]

  The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), today, denounces pressing the charges of slander on the journalist "Youssef Gigeli", the chief editor of the weekly... Read more »

January 01

• Morocco: Security Forces Disperse Protest, Arrest Demonstrators [press release]

  The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounced the use of the excessive force by the Moroccan authorities to disperse the demonstrations that took place in... Read more »

December 15, 2012

• Morocco: ANHRI Calls for the Immediate Release of 'Butarada' [press release]

  ANHRI denounced the arrest of "Edris Butarada", the activist who is known as the masked man, by the Moroccan security forces. He was arrested while wearing clothes resembling the... Read more »

November 19, 2012

• Western Sahara: ANHRI Condemns the Sentences Issued Against Two of Human Rights Advocates [press release]

  ANHRI condemns the sentences for periods ranging between a year and three years against two of the human rights advocates. Read more »

November 12, 2012

• Morocco: Morocco - the Police Forces Repress the Sharai Demonstration Violently Which Led to Several Injuries

  ANHRI condemns repressing the peaceful demonstrations that took place in "ElYoen" and "Klimim" to memorize the second anniversary of "Akdim Ezk", through using the excessive force... Read more »

November 06, 2012

• Morocco: Moroccan Police Suppressed the Demonstrations 'Laayoune', and Assaults Two Female Sahari Activists [press release]

  ANHRI condemns the use of the excessive force and violence to suppress the demonstrations that erupted in the areas of Laayoune, Dakhla and Smara in Western Sahara on Thursday,... Read more »

October 18, 2012

• Morocco: ANHRI Condemns Salafists Assault On 'Amazigh Sun Picture' and Calls for the Release of the Saharawi Detainee 'El - Hussein El-Zawi' [press release]

  ANHRI denounces the assault of the group of Salafis on "Sun Picture", a an Amazigh inscriptions dated to about 8 thousand years in "Iakour". As the Salafists said it represents... Read more »

October 11, 2012

• Morocco: Journalists Targeted for Criticising Moroccan Officials [press release]

  Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the increasing violations of freedom of news and information in Morocco. Read more »

September 19, 2012

• Morocco: ANHRI Condemns the Assault On the Sahraa Female Activists [press release]

  ANHRI condemns the police officers assault on female activists. As some stragglers organized a peaceful demonstration in "EL- Aioun" in the Morocco desert, in which they called for... Read more »

August 26, 2012

• Morocco: Police Use Batons, Tear Gas to Disperse Peaceful Demonstrators [press release]

  ANHRI strongly denounces the Moroccan police use of force to disperse demonstrations organized by a number of Moroccan activists, in several Moroccan cities to protest against the... Read more »

July 02, 2012

• Morocco: Rights Group Condemns Increase of Assaults Against Activists [press release]

  ANHRI express its extreme indignation over the increase of the harassments of the journalists, bloggers and activists in all over Morocco. That is after the arrest of the blogger... Read more »

June 16, 2012

• Africa: Benkirane Government Immediate Intervention Is a Must Two Years in Prison for a Blogger On Misleading Charges [press release]

  ANHRI denounced the verdict issued late Thursday 14/6/2012 by jailing the Moroccan blogger Mohamed Sukrat for two years to be carried out with a fine of five thousand dihams (452... Read more »

June 14, 2012

• Morocco: Concern Over Hasty Trial of Blogger [press release]

  ANHRI is concerned over the hasty trial of Mohamed Sokrate, Moroccan famous blogger, that has begun early June. The Moroccan government should stop the trial, release Sokrate, and... Read more »

May 17, 2012

• Morocco: Imprisoning a Rapper for Criticizing the Police [press release]

  ANHRI denounced the continued policy of the ruling regime in Morocco for clamping down on opinion and expression freedom the Moroccans gained during their long struggle. The rapper... Read more »

May 15, 2012

• Morocco: No Action On Police Beating of Rights Worker [press release]

  The failure of Moroccan authorities to follow through on investigating the beating by police of a Human Rights Watch research assistant is a case study of impunity for police... Read more »

April 22, 2012

• North Africa: ANHRI Weekly Update Number 396 [press release]

  Weekly newsletter 396 Read more »

April 02, 2012

• Africa: Violation of Freedom of Opinion and Expression [press release]

  The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists denounces what is happening in the Arab countries of following the policy of zipping the mouths of activists, intimidating them and... Read more »

April 01, 2012

• Africa: El Haked Arrested Again Over Content of His Songs [press release]

  Cairo 1 April 2012 Read more »

March 24, 2012

• Morocco: Girl's Death Highlights Flawed Laws [analysis]

  (Rabat) - Morocco should enact a meaningful law on domestic violence and repeal the penal code provision that in practice has allowed men accused of raping or having sex with... Read more »

March 21, 2012

• Morocco: The Suppression of Peaceful Demonstrations Is Still On Going [press release]

  ANHRI condemns the continuation of the Moroccan security services suppression of peaceful demonstrations that began one week ago in the town of Beni Bouayach in the countryside of... Read more »

March 20, 2012

• North Africa: Weekly Human Rights Round-Up [document]

  Egypt Read more »

February 25, 2012

• Morocco: Clinton Should Urge Legal Reform [press release]

  (Washington, DC) - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should urge Morocco's new chief of government Abdelilah Benkirane to lead the process of revising laws that impose... Read more »