Moroccan journalist Taoufik Bouachrine, imprisoned since 2018, is suffering "ill-treatment" by the prison administration, says his wife. Bouachine, 54, founder and columnist of the daily Akhbar Al Yaoum, suffers from diabetes.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for "rape", "human trafficking" and "sexual assault" against several women. Morocco slipped to 144th place in the latest press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders for 2023.