A fire raged through an overcrowded Moroccan prison early Friday as inmates slept, prompting a frantic attempt to flee the inferno that killed at least 49 people and injured some 90 others ...

P re-trial detainees account for 45% of the total prison population of 84,393 individuals as of October, marking the highest percentage since 2011, according to the annual report by the Moroccan ...

RABAT, Morocco – A Moroccan court has sentenced a human rights activist convicted of falsely claiming she was tortured by police to one year in prison. Ouafa Charaf was also fined 4,500 euros ($ ...

The Associated Press and other media were invited to observe their graduation ceremony Thursday in a prison in Sale near the Moroccan capital, Rabat, and to interview some prisoners under ...

MARRAKECH, Morocco — A well-known Moroccan activist who led protests decrying the government’s earthquake response on Monday was sentenced to prison in a case that human rights advocates ...

A Brit will spend a decade languishing in a Moroccan prison after being arrested for using counterfeit money to buy a drink. Oliver Andrews, 29, has been jailed for 10 years after spending five ...

RABAT, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui said he was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in prison on a charge of defamation against justice minister Abdellatif Ouahbi.

The Associated Press and other media were invited to observe their graduation ceremony Thursday in a prison in Sale near the Moroccan capital, Rabat, and to interview some prisoners under ...

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