MARRAKECH, Morocco — A well-known Moroccan activist who led protests decrying the government’s earthquake response on Monday was sentenced to prison in a case that human rights advocates condemned as arbitrary and politically motivated. Said Ait Mahdi, the 32-year-old president of one of the earthquake-stricken region’s leading activist groups, was sentenced to three months behind bars and ordered to pay …
MADRID — A renowned Spanish activist for migrants’ rights accused authorities in Morocco and Spain on Monday of trying to silence her by barring her from returning to the northern African country where she has worked for two decades. She also said members of Spain’s police who brought charges against her nearly a decade ago were still trying via the …
