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Morocco's King Mohamed VI pardons imprisoned journalists and activists

Moroccan journalist Omar Radi hugs his friend after leaving prison in Rabat on the evening of 29 July 2024. AFP - FADEL SENNA

King Mohammed VI pardoned three Moroccan journalists, as well as an activist and a historian, on Monday, to mark his 25th anniversary as monarch.

Rights groups had criticised the detentions of Moroccan journalists as repressive tactics to silence critics.

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