Morocco: Death in custody of Yassine Chabli following acts of torture
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December 11, 2025
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December 10, 2025
Yassine Chabli, a native of Ben Guerir, was an industrial maintenance technician and a martial arts practitioner. Aged 28 at the time of the events, he was arrested on October 5, 2022, by two police officers while sitting in a public park. Handcuffed behind his back and forcibly taken to the city police station, a police officer slapped him several times upon his arrival. He was then placed him in a security cell despite showing signs of distress.
L’activiste des droits humains Rida Benotmane libéré après 18 mois de prison au Maroc
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January 30, 2023
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Entre 2007 et 2011, Rida Benotmane a été détenu une première fois après avoir été condamné en appel pour « apologie du terrorisme » et « une offense à la personne du roi ».
Human rights activist Rida Benotmane released after 18 months in prison in Morocco
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January 30, 2023
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January 16, 2025
Between 2007 and 2011, Rida Benotmane was first detained after being convicted on appeal for “apology of terrorism” and “offence to the person of the king”. According to Human Rights Watch, he was arrested on January 20, 2007 and questioned on comments that he posted online, rather than his implication in any alleged terrorist network or ac
Saudi national Hassan al-Rabea extradited from Morocco to Saudi Arabia
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January 19, 2023
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February 10, 2023
Hassan Muhammad al-Rabea is a Saudi national who belongs to the country’s Shi’a minority. His family has faced a long history of persecution in Saudi Arabia with several of his relatives executed or on death row.
