Ali Lmrabet
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Ali Lmrabet علي المرابط | |
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Moroccan | |
| Education | Alliance Israélite Universelle |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat, Journalist |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Organization(s) | La Vie Economique (1997-1998), Le Journal Hebdomadaire (1998-1999), Demain (2000), Demain Magazine (2001-2003), El Mundo (2003-2009) |
| Known for | independent journalism |
| Partner | Laura Feliu |
| Awards | es:Premio José Couso de Libertad de Prensa (2005) |
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Ali Lmrabet (born 1959) is a Moroccan journalist and a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights.[1]
Early life
Ali came from a modest Berber family, was born in a small village called Adouz near
Considered by many in Morocco as a progressive journalist, he started as a correspondent to editor-in-chief of Hebdo, which inaugurated an unprecedented era of freedom of speech for the press in Morocco. Previously to his journalistic career, Lmrabet was a diplomat.
Career
Ali Lmrabet is mostly known for creating the weekly satirical journal Demain on 11 March 2000, which was renamed Demain Magazine after a court case. Before his career in journalism, he worked as a diplomat. During the 90s he was a Chargé de Mission at the Moroccan Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Controversies, imprisonment and censorship
On 20 October 2001, Ali published an article where he suggested the possibility of the royal palace of Skhirat being for sale. One month later, he got a four-month prison sentence and a 3000-euro fine for having written the former article by the tribunal of Rabat. They didn't make any distinction between allegations and a "conditional" statement (written in the French tense of "conditionnel").
On 1 April 2003, he was again brought to the tribunal of Rabat and interviewed concerning an article in "Demain" and its Arabic version "
On 21 May, Ali was sentenced to four years of prison for insult to the King, threatening the territorial integrity and threatening the monarchic regime. He was also fined 2000 euros and his publications were prohibited. He ended his 7-week hunger strike on 23 June after losing 22 kilograms.
On 7 January 2004, he was released after an official pardon from Mohammed VI.[2] He was taken to court again in 2005 due to comments made in an interview, and was banned from publishing "Demain" or "Doumane" for a period of ten years, as well as being given a heavy fine.
See also
- Ali Anouzla
- Aboubakr Jamai
References
- ^ Rodríguez, Míriam; Queralt, Eva (24 June 2006). "Ali Lmrabet: "Morocco's Society Is Not at All Becoming More Liberal"". Qantara.de.
- ^ "Further Information on UA 148/03 (MDE 29/002/2003, 28 May 2003) and follow-ups (MDE 29/004/2003, 17 June 2003, and MDE 29/007/2003, 24 June 2003) - Prisoner of conscience / health concern, MOROCCO Ali Lmrabet (m), journalist" (PDF). Amnesty International. 8 January 2004.
External links
- e-Newspaper (in French)
- Official site Archived 2006-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish) - not working as of 29-10-2008
- Interview (in French)
- Timeline of events (in French)
- An update from May, 2006
- Washington Post Article
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