Morocco
Country Profile: Morocco
Background
The ascension of King Mohammed VI to the throne in 1999 marked the end of the “Years of Lead,” a period of state repression under his father, King Hassan II.UNHCR, “Freedom in the World - Morocco (2007),” http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,FREEHOU,,MAR,473c55e339,0.html. Despite...
- Posted on 06/Aug/2009; tagged in Morocco, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Three Online Activists Arrested in Morocco
Morocco’s populist movement has seen a jolting response from the government in the last few days. Global Voices recently reported that three online activists have been arrested in the country. Mohamed Douas, Moad Belghouat, and Younes Belmalha have all...
- Posted on 14/Sep/2011; tagged in Morocco, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Report: Internet Filtering in Morocco in 2006-2007
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Overview
Internet access in Morocco is, for the most part, open and unrestricted. ONI testing revealed that Morocco filters only a small number of Web sites, mainly pro-Western...
