Moroccan human rights defender and blogger Saida El Alami is serving an unjust three-year prison sentence solely for exercising her rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. On 1 July 2025, plain-clothes police officers arrested her in Casablanca after she livestreamed a protest concerning death in custody. On 16 September 2025, the Criminal Court of Ain Sebaa in Casablanca sentenced her to three years in prison and a fine of 20.000 dirhams (approximately 1870 euros) for social media posts and public statements criticizing the authorities and exposing alleged corruption and human rights violations. On 17 December 2025, the Casablanca Court of Appeal upheld her conviction and sentence. Moroccan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Saida El Alami and quash her conviction.
