As you may have been following through the DigiActive Twitter Feed, Moroccan blogger Mohammed Erraji was arrested last Friday, September 5th following the publication on the online news site Hespress.com of an article entitled “The King Encourages His Subject’s Dependency” (English) He was sentenced 72 hours later, in an expedited trial without assitance from a lawyer, to two years in jail and a fine of 5000MAD for “failure to uphold the respect due to the king”.

Amine has the latest details on the trial and also on the activities of the groups, across the world, who have expressed support for Mohammed Erraji. Please check the 4 Ways You Can Help Free Moroccan Blogger Mohammed Erraji.

[Thanks, Dina].