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Maati MONJIB

Writer, academic, and historian Maati Monjib continued to be a target of harassment by Moroccan authorities due to his critical writings and views about the government…

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Soulaiman RAISSOUNI

Journalist, editor and writer Soulaiman Raissouni faced harassment after he was released on 29 July after receiving a royal pardon, along with 2,000 others…

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Omar RADI

Award-winning investigative journalist Omar Radi faced smear campaigns and intimidation after release from prison in July…

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Jenny Victoria PANTOJA TORRES

The essayist, historian and academic Jenny Pantoja Torres faced several instances of harassment for her ideas, writings and peaceful activism in relation to human rights in 2024. On 18 June 2024, Pantoja Torres was arbitrarily detained while traveling…

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Orlando MORA CABRERA

Filmmaker Orlando Mora Cabrera was detained by three State Security agents on 21 December 2024; he was released the same day. Before his arrest, Mora Cabrera had premiered the short film Matar a un hombre (To Kill a Man) (2024) in a number of alternative spaces…

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Gorki Luis ÁGUILA CARRASCO

Musician Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco was detained by State Security at Havana's José Martí International Airport on 3 May 2024 while attempting to travel to Mexico. The authorities informed Águila Carrasco…

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