RABAT, Morocco (AFP)--The French weekly news magazine L'Express International has been banned from sale in Morocco for "insulting Islam," the country's Ministry of Information said Friday.
The Moroccan government alleges that the Oct. 30-Nov. 5 issue had breached Article 29 of the country's press code, the ministry said in a statement, without giving precise details on the offending article.
Article 29 of Morocco's press code gives the government the right to shut down or ban any publication "prejudicial to Islam, the monarchy, territorial integrity, or public order."
Reporters Without Borders, a group which campaigns against press restrictions worldwide, said in its 2008 report on Morocco that since King Mohammed VI came to power in 1999, 34 media outlets have been censored and 20 journalists have been given prison sentences.
The Moroccan government alleges that the Oct. 30-Nov. 5 issue had breached Article 29 of the country's press code, the ministry said in a statement, without giving precise details on the offending article.
Article 29 of Morocco's press code gives the government the right to shut down or ban any publication "prejudicial to Islam, the monarchy, territorial integrity, or public order."
Reporters Without Borders, a group which campaigns against press restrictions worldwide, said in its 2008 report on Morocco that since King Mohammed VI came to power in 1999, 34 media outlets have been censored and 20 journalists have been given prison sentences.
Source: AFP
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