Hamid El Mahdaoui

Hamid El Mahdaoui (also written El Mahdaouy) is a Moroccan journalist, and activist. Since 2014, he is the founder and the editor-in-chief of the online news website Badil.info.[1] On July 20, El Mahdaoui was arrested in Al Hoceima, and later sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 20.000 Dirhams for his activism in Hirak Rif.[2]

Hamid El Mahdaoui
حميد المهداوي
BornJanuary 1, 1979
Khnichet, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Alma materUniversité Ibn-Tofail
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationElectronic newspaper Badil
Known forindependent journalism, human rights activism

Biography

Hamid El Mahdaoui was born on January 1, 1979, in the Moroccan town of Khnichet, northeast of Rabat. He lived in several cities to study and work. After working in several local newspapers, he decided to found his own news website, Badil.info, in 2014.[1]

Trials and imprisonment
Protest in Paris demanding the release of Hirak Prisoners, among which is El Mahdaoui

Hamid El Mahdaoui was arrested and convicted to fines in several occasions.[3][4]

In July 2017, he was sentenced to prison and a fine for "inciting for participation in a banned protest" and "breaking the law through speeches and shouting in public places" related to the movement of Hirak.[2]

In the early morning of 20 July 2020, he was released after 3 years of imprisonment.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Hamid El Mahdaoui, une tête brûlée derrière les barreaux". Le Desk. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. News, Morocco World (July 25, 2017). "Al Hoceima March: Journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison". Morocco World News. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. "Torture report leads to Morocco defamation conviction – Global Journalist". Global Journalist. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. member, Staff. "Trial of Journalist Hamid El Mehdaoui Postponed to the 6th of October | The Moroccan Times". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. "Libération du journaliste Hamid El Mahdaoui après trois ans de prison". Le Desk. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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