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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has ordered on Monday the release of jailed journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raisouni, local media reported. The release is part of a pardon granted to 2,476 convicts, a government source said. “This is a humane gesture on the 25th anniversary of king’s reign, …

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned more than 650 people convicted of various crimes, some of them terrorist-related, local media reported. The Moroccan Ministry of Justice has released the list of those who have benefited from royal pardon this year. Those pardoned include 16 people who had been convicted …