# Morocco

Government actions against journalists in Morocco

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Morocco is in Northern Africa, Africa. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Morocco, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Surveillance and subpoenas: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=MA&tactic=surveillance_and_subpoenas), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/surveillance_and_subpoenas

## Heads of government at the time

- [Saadeddine Othmani: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/saadeddine-othmani)

## Incidents by year

### 2020

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 5, 2020 | [Morocco: investigative journalist Omar Radi's phone is infected with Pegasus spyware and he is later detained](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-morocco-omar-radi-pegasus-and-detention) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | Punish | [Saadeddine Othmani](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/saadeddine-othmani) | Reversed (July 1, 2024) |

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