Morocco's been busy muzzling anti-regime voices this year
Morocco has stepped up its campaign against political and civil activists, raising concerns among local and international rights organizations.
Moroccan authorities' grip on human rights is tightening and choking off freedom, say several observers following conditions there.
The government is moving forward with its campaign against Al Adl Wal Ihsane (Justice and Spirituality), one of Morocco’s largest Islamist associations. The group is one of many that supported the February 20 Movement in 2011 in light of the Arab Spring. However, authorities have not licensed the association to carry out its activities and have even sealed off the homes of some members.
On June 12, Al Adl Wal Ihsane announced on its official website that authorities had raided and sealed off the houses of four members without any legal grounds. Members of the associations' National Committee will meet July 1 at the Moroccan Association for Human Rights headquarters to draft a legal pleading for the case to be submitted at national and international levels.
Also this year, an association concerned with cultural affairs was dissolved for hosting an online political show that criticized King Mohammed VI’s achievements.
