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Crackdown on Artistic Dissent in Morocco: The Arrest of Mehdi Black Wind and the Shrinking Space for Freedom of Expression
The detention of 34-year-old Moroccan rap artist Mehdi Lyoubi, known professionally as Mehdi Black Wind, has ignited a renewed international debate regarding the limits of free speech and the legal protection of the monarchy in the North African kingdom. Lyoubi, a prominent figure in the Moroccan hip-hop scene who resides in Marseille, France, was intercepted […]
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