Sources: Reuters
The first trial for rape during the war in Ukraine is set to begin "in absentia" against a 32-year-old Russian soldier accused of murdering a civilian and repeatedly raping his wife during the offensive in Kyiv. 2022-06-23
The Moroccan government announces that it will suspend all incoming passenger flights for the next two weeks. 2021-11-28
Morocco reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India, in two people from Casablanca. 2021-05-3
Morocco suspends all flights to Spain and France due to the worsening of the epidemiologic situation in Europe. 2021-03-29
Bangladesh plans to introduce the death penalty for rape, following days of protests about the country's high level of sexual violence against women. 2020-10-12
Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni and her husband Rifaat al-Amin are each jailed for a year by a Rabat court for premarital sex and unlawful abortion, with doctor Mohammed Jamal Belkeziz receiving two years for carrying an abortion out. Her lawyer claims the evidence was fabricated to dissuade Raissouni and others from criticising the government. Observers including Amnesty International criticise the verdicts. 2019-09-30
164 countries adopt the non-binding Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakech, Morocco. 2018-12-10
Voters in Morocco go to the polls for a general election with the ruling Justice and Development Party winning the most seats. 2016-10-7
The former President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, is sentenced to seven years in prison, two years probation and payment of compensation to his victims on charges of rape, indecent assault, sexual harassment and obstruction of justice. Current President Shimon Peres says that "this is a sad day but everyone is equal before the law." 2011-03-22