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Souleiman Raissouni
1972
- Nationality
- Morocco
- Occupation
- journalist
Soulaimane Raissouni (Arabic: سÙÙ٠ا٠اÙرÙسÙÙÙ) (born 5 June 1972) is a Moroccan journalist, editorialist, and human rights activist.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Aïn Sebaâ prisonDates unknown
Biography
Soulaimane Raissouni (Arabic: سÙÙ٠ا٠اÙرÙسÙÙÙ) (born 5 June 1972) is a Moroccan journalist, editorialist, and human rights activist. He was working as the chief editor of the newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, being notable for his editorials, criticizing government corruption and advocating political reform. On May 22, 2020, Raissouni was arrested over charges of âindecent assaultâ against another man. His arrest triggered a movement of solidarity among his sympathizers, both in Morocco and internationally, alleging that his case is part of a defamation campaign targeting journalists and rights activists critical of Moroccan authorities. After almost a year of imprisonment without a trial (being constantly postponed), Soulaimane Raissouni started on April 8, 2021, together with another detained journalist, Omar Radi, a hunger strike to obtain either "freedom, justice or death". Soulaimane Raissouni is the brother of Ahmad al-Raysuni, and the uncle of Hajar Raissouni.
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