Ali Anouzla
Ali Anouzla ( Central Atlas Tamazight ⵄⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵓⵥⵍⴰ Ɛali Anuẓla ; * 1963 in Agadir ) is a Moroccan journalist . Anouzla is the editor-in-chief of the internet newspaper Lakome.com and is known for his critical reporting on King Mohammed VI.
Lakome , which appears in an Arabic and a French-language edition, is considered by foreign observers to be "the most courageous medium in the country". On September 17, 2013, Anouzla was arrested for allegedly supporting a terrorist organization because he had linked in an article to the Spanish daily El País , which informed its readers about a video by the radical Islamist group al-Qaeda in the Maghreb . After Anouzla's arrest, Aboubakr Jamaï , co-founder of Lakome , took over responsibility for the internet newspaper .
After more than five weeks in detention, Ali Anouzla was provisionally released on October 25, 2013. However, the charges of supporting a terrorist group remain in force. If convicted, the sentence would range from 10 to 30 years in prison.
On May 3, 2014, International Press Freedom Day , he was awarded the “Freedom of Information Heroes” award by Reporters Without Borders .
Anouzla was honored with the first Raif Badawi Award in 2015.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Schmid: "His Majesty is offended" , in: Berliner Zeitung , October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Website editor Ali Anouzla released provisionally" , Reporters Without Borders , October 25, 2013 (English).
- ^ Reporters Without Borders eV: Heroes of Freedom of the Press. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anouzla, Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Moroccan journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Agadir |