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Demonstrators, including prominent activists and journalists, demonstrate in front of Parliament in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday Oct. 2, 2019. Several dozens of Moroccan activists and journalists protested for the release of jailed journalist Haja Raissouni on Wednesday, warning that the one year prison term handed to her last Monday threatens condition of women and civil rights in the country. (AP Photo/Nadine Achoui-Lesage )

Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest

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Guards stand outside court where journalist Hajar Rissouni was delivered a one year prison sentence on accusations of her undergoing an illegal abortion, in Rabat, Morocco, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. The 28-year old Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni was sentenced to one year in prison, Monday, while her fiancé also received a one-year sentence and the doctor accused of terminating the pregnancy was sentenced to two years in jail and suspended from practicing. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Moroccan journalist sentenced to jail in abortion case

By AMIRA EL MASAITI - Associated Press

A man carries a banner at a demonstration outside a court in solidarity with detained journalist Hajar Raissouni, in Rabat, Morocco, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Banner in Arabic reads &quot;Freedom to Hajar Raissouni&quot; (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Moroccan journalist denies charges of illegal abortion

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