Morocco Jails Cartoonist over Caricatures of King

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In June Moroccan draughtsman Yasser Mounbir was arrested because he caricatured King Mohammed VI on Instagram. Now the 22-year-old must go to prison for a long time – human rights associations are horrified.

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Yasser Mounbir, 22, was sentenced at first instance in Casablanca for insulting the king. The cartoonist had published cartoons of the sovereign Mohammed VI on Instagram. The young man's lawyer announced his decision to appeal. - Morocco: a cartoonist sentenced to four years in prison after having caricatured the king (International).

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Moroccan justice imposed a four-year prison sentence on a 22-year-old cartoonist Moroccan justice sentenced a 22-year-old cartoonist to four years in prison, author of the

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RABAT (ANP/AFP) - A Moroccan court has sentenced a cartoonist to four years in prison for "insulting the king," his lawyer announced. The 22-year-old Yasser Mounbir had created caricatures of Moroccan King Mohammed VI and posted them on Instagram. He...

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Moroccan justice sentenced a 22-year-old cartoonist, the author of Mohammed VI cartoons, to four years in prison for "insulting the king," his lawyer said on 1 November.

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A Moroccan court sentenced a young cartoonist to four years imprisonment on charges of insulting the king because of some caricatures of Mohammed VI. (ANSA)