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IFJ Condemns Campaign against Independent Media in Morocco
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Publisher:  International Federation of Journalists
Date Written:  07/10/09
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins today its affiliate the Syndicat national de la presse marocaine (SNPM) in condemning the Moroccan government's campaign to muzzle critical journalists.

Abstract:  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins today its affiliate the Syndicat national de la presse marocaine (SNPM) in condemning the Moroccan government's campaign to muzzle critical journalists.

Last week, the campaign took a turn for the worse when the offices of the daily Akhbar al Youm, were cordoned off by the police and staff and management prevented from entering their offices in Casablanca. Editor Tawfiq Bouachrine and cartoonist Khaled Kadar were interrogated for 48 hour...
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