Morocco: Egyptian human rights activist refused visa to visit Morocco

'Reporters Without Borders condemns the Moroccan government’s surprising decision to deny a visa to Gamal Eid, an Egyptian human rights activist. Eid heads the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), a Cairo-based group that defends press freedom and free expression as well as human rights in general. “This is all the more astonishing as Morocco does not normally do this kind of thing, ” Reporters Without Borders said. “Did Rabat take this decision on its own or was it coordinated with Cairo? The denial of a visa to Eid appears to have been arbitrary, and we urge the Moroccan authorities to quickly provide an explanation.”'

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Author Organisation: Reporters without borders