Ilhem Rachidi Ilhem Rachidi is a freelance journalist based in Morocco. She has written for Mediapart, Rue 89 and The New Arab. Morocco | Dec 27, 2017 More than a year on, Hirak protesters remain behind bars in Morocco Despite the announcement of a development project in the marginalized Rif region in Morocco, authorities are still detaining and prosecuting hundreds of protesters who took part in demonstrations demanding economic and social justice. Morocco | Oct 31, 2017 Former Salafi cleric stuns Morocco with calls for gender equality Since his release from prison in Morocco, former hardcore Salafist Mohamed Abdelwahab al-Rafiqi has become a controversial figure with his calls for equality in inheritance rights. Morocco | Aug 31, 2017 In Morocco, press freedom shrinks with Hirak protests As part of the Moroccan authorities' efforts to silence the Hirak protest movement, journalists are facing pressure and repression, prompting questions about their objectivity and the freedom of the press. Morocco | Aug 4, 2017 Sit-in in Morocco’s south still going strong as it enters its seventh year After six years of an uninterrupted sit-in, the inhabitants of Imider in southeast Morocco march to reaffirm their demands. Morocco | Jul 17, 2017 Protests continue in Morocco despite crackdown Hirak, a protest movement active in Morocco’s marginalized Rif region, is still going strong despite brutal police repression and arrests. Iraq | May 19, 2017 Morocco cracks down on fighters returning from IS The Moroccan authorities are deploying all efforts to curb the phenomenon of former Islamic State fighters returning to their home country by arresting them. Latest News Bogota cuts ties with Israel over 'genocidal' Gaza campaign by David Salazar and Andrea Tosta | AFP | May 1, 2024 At Gaza border, Blinken sees hope on aid but seeks more by Shaun TANDON | AFP | May 1, 2024 Tweets or 'terrorism'?: Saudi's jailed online activists Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 1, 2024 See more Podcasts What an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal could look like Gulf's water concerns rise amid the climate crisis Inside an American university encampment See more
Morocco | Dec 27, 2017 More than a year on, Hirak protesters remain behind bars in Morocco Despite the announcement of a development project in the marginalized Rif region in Morocco, authorities are still detaining and prosecuting hundreds of protesters who took part in demonstrations demanding economic and social justice.
Morocco | Oct 31, 2017 Former Salafi cleric stuns Morocco with calls for gender equality Since his release from prison in Morocco, former hardcore Salafist Mohamed Abdelwahab al-Rafiqi has become a controversial figure with his calls for equality in inheritance rights.
Morocco | Aug 31, 2017 In Morocco, press freedom shrinks with Hirak protests As part of the Moroccan authorities' efforts to silence the Hirak protest movement, journalists are facing pressure and repression, prompting questions about their objectivity and the freedom of the press.
Morocco | Aug 4, 2017 Sit-in in Morocco’s south still going strong as it enters its seventh year After six years of an uninterrupted sit-in, the inhabitants of Imider in southeast Morocco march to reaffirm their demands.
Morocco | Jul 17, 2017 Protests continue in Morocco despite crackdown Hirak, a protest movement active in Morocco’s marginalized Rif region, is still going strong despite brutal police repression and arrests.
Iraq | May 19, 2017 Morocco cracks down on fighters returning from IS The Moroccan authorities are deploying all efforts to curb the phenomenon of former Islamic State fighters returning to their home country by arresting them.
Bogota cuts ties with Israel over 'genocidal' Gaza campaign by David Salazar and Andrea Tosta | AFP | May 1, 2024