Morocco: controversial exiled journalist arrested
On July 12th, Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet was detained at Tangier airport on several outstanding arrest warrants for "disseminating false...
Press freedom
UN experts demand the release of Algerian journalist Hassan Bouras
United Nations experts have issued a formal demand for the immediate release of journalist and human rights activist Hassan Bouras....
Algerian journalist’s arrest highlights growing pressure on media
Journalist Mourad Atmimou was placed in pre-trial detention on July 9 by an investigating judge at the Azazga court...
Malian Prosecutor opposes provisional release of journalist
Imprisoned since the 8th of June, the director of the 22 Septembre newspaper, Chahana Takiou, was refused provisional release by...
World Cup solidarity for jailed French journalist rattles Algeria
Algeria’s football match against Austria on June 28th marked the first anniversary of the imprisonment of journalist Christophe Gleize,...
Mali: Journalists asks for liberation of peers from jail
The lawyers of journalist Chahana Takiou have asked for a provisional liberation of their client. According to RFI on the...
RSF denounces the arbitrary arrests of journalists in Mali
The 8th and 9th of June saw two Malian journalists being placed in pre-trial detention. The NGO Reporters Without...
Senegalese journalist walks free after 8-year imprisonment ordeal
Senegalese journalist René Capain Bassène has been released from prison following a presidential pardon after serving more than eight years...
Algerian court clears path to free French journalist
Algeria's Supreme Court has wrapped up the legal proceedings against jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes, according to an article by...
Four charged in Paris over failed assassination plot targeting Algerian dissident
Four young men aged between 19 and 22 have been formally indicted and detained in Paris under suspicion of participating...
Tunisian lawyer condemned to two years in jail
Tunisia's brutal laws suppressing free speech have struck once again and jailed a lawyer for her unrelenting criticism of the...
UAE suppresses sullying report on US ambassador Otaiba
Between 2020 and 2022, the United Arab Emirates paid over $6m to Terakeet, an American reputation firm, to suppress The...
Is the Maghreb failing the press freedom test?
World Press Freedom Day 2026 arrived on May 3rd with an alarming announcement from Reporters Without Borders (RSF): global press...
French journalist imprisoned in Algeria receives first consular visit
French journalist Christophe Gleizes received his first consular visit on May 11th after nearly a year of detention in Algeria,...
How does press freedom compare across the Maghreb?
Global press freedom has reached an all-time low, with over half of all nations now ranked as "difficult" or "very...
