Morocco jails dissident rapper El-Haqed
Mouad Belghouat has been sentenced to prison for the third time since he rose to fame during 2011's Arab Spring movement
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Mouad Belghouat has been sentenced to prison for the third time since he rose to fame during 2011's Arab Spring movement
Organizers of the Paris-based event say the march is about LGBT rights as well as individual liberties for all
El-Haqed faces criminal charges that supporters say were fabricated to punish him for his political beliefs
The men face up to three years in prison, and the convictions come amid a growing national debate on sexual freedom
Refugees increase at a holding center in the North African enclave of Melilla
A law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go free could be abrogated in a week, lawmakers say
Rights advocates say the victim's name will help them fight a controversial law in the North African country
Justice minister says legislation to stop the practice is still underway
The hacktivist group demands the exoneration of three teens charged with violating public decency
Moroccan-born Mohammed al Alami died in battle fighting along anti-government forces, analysts say