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July 20, 2021

Morocco Sentences Journalist Omar Radi to 6 Years in Prison
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A Moroccan court has sentenced independent journalist Omar Radi to six
years in prison. He was arrested last year on what press freedom
advocates call "retaliatory charges." For years Radi has been targeted
by Moroccan authorities for his reporting on corruption and human
rights. Last year, Amnesty International revealed Moroccan authorities
had hacked his phone using Pegasus spyware from the Israeli company NSO
Group. We will have more on Pegasus and Omar Radi later in the show.


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