Rabat, Sept 3, 2025 (AFP) - Moroccan feminist gets 30 months in jail for blasphemy: lawyer

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2025-09-03

A Moroccan court on Wednesday sentenced feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar to 30 months behind bars for "offending Islam", her lawyer told AFP, adding that the defence plans to appeal. Lachgar, a 50-year-old clinical psychologist known for her rights activism, was arrested last month after posting online a picture of herself wearing a T-shirt with the word "Allah" in Arabic followed by "is lesbian". The court in Rabat sentenced her to 30 months......

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