Hisham Almiraat

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Moroccan medical doctor,blogger and freedom of speech advocate.

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19 February 2012

Syria: Razan Ghazzawi and Female Colleagues Freed

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Syria

Syrian Blogger and Freedom of Speech advocate Razan Ghazzawi, who was arrested for the second time earlier this week, was released on Saturday along with her female colleagues. Her male colleagues from the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression in Damascus remain in detention.

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16 February 2012

Syria: Razan Ghazzawi Arrested… Again

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Syria

Syrian security forces have arrested blogger and free speech advocate Razan Ghazzawi along with her collegues at the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression in Damascus. This is the second time Razan Ghazzawi is arrested. The news caused disbelief among netizens who were very quick to react.

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15 February 2012

Morocco: Student Jailed For Insulting King In Video

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Morocco

A 24 year-old Moroccan student, Abdelsamad Haydour, was sentenced to 3 years in jail for criticizing the king of Morocco in a video posted on YouTube. The news of the sentence provoked strong reactions on social networks.

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8 February 2012

Morocco: Busted for Posting Caricatures of the King on Facebook

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Morocco, Middle East & North Africa

On February 7, 2012, Walid Bahomane appeared before a court in the Moroccan capital Rabat. The 18-year-old is accused of “defaming Morocco's sacred values” by posting pictures and videos on Facebook mocking king Mohammed VI of Morocco.

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2 August 2011

Morocco: Militant Website Sustains DDoS Attack

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Tunisia, Egypt

The Moroccan militant website Mamfakinch! has come under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this Sunday blocking the access to its main platform for several hours. The website is now back online. What is Mamfakinch! and why has it been attacked?

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10 September 2010

Morocco: Blogger Receives Death Threats

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Morocco, Middle East & North Africa

Kacem who's a Moroccan blogger and activist openly writing about his atheism, says he received death threats on his Facebook inbox. Whilst the blogger insists he's not against Islam, he is calling for the right to freedom of conscience in his country.

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13 April 2010

Morocco: Formerly Jailed Blogger Bashir Hazzam Tells His Story

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Morocco, Middle East & North Africa

Blogging can lead to jail in Morocco. Bashir Hazzam learned it the hard way when in last December the authorities arrested him for reporting on the violent events that shook his usually peaceful village. In the following interview the blogger tells his story.

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