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HUMAN RIGHTS IN MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA

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Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni (L) is greeted by her boyfriend Rifaat Al Amine upon leaving a prison in Sale, near the capital Rabat, on October 16, 2019. – Raissouni who was sentenced to one year in jail for an “illegal abortion” and sexual relations outside marriage walked free on today, hours after being granted a royal pardon. She was sentenced on September 30, along with her Sudanese fiance, a gynaecologist, anaesthetist and a medical assistant, whose convictions were also overturned, an official told AFP. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Release of Journalist Jailed in Morocco After Being Accused of Having an Abortion

October 17, 2019 | abortion