Omar Radi

Omar Radi
عمر الراضي
Born (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 38)
Kenitra, Morocco
GenreJournalism

Omar Radi (Arabic: عمر الراضي) is a Moroccan investigative journalist and human rights activist. He has worked at Lakome, Atlantic Radio, Media 24, TelQuel and Le Desk and volunteered for the citizen media Mamfakinch,[1][2][3] focusing on investigations about human rights, corruption and social movements.[4][5][6] He was detained in Casablanca on 26 December 2019 for criticizing a judge in a tweet posted six months earlier.[7] His arrest triggered a movement of solidarity among his sympathizers.[8] He was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence, a verdict criticized by some NGOs and human rights groups.[9][10]

  1. ^ Iddins, Annemarie (13 September 2018). "Mamfakinch: From Protest Slogan to Mediated Activism". International Journal of Communication. 12: 20. ISSN 1932-8036.
  2. ^ "Urgent Appeal: Civil society groups call for Moroccan authorities to cease intimidation of journalist Omar Radi | MENA Rights Group". www.menarights.org. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Qui est Omar Radi, le journaliste et militant incarcéré pour un tweet ?". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Qui est Omar Radi, le journaliste et militant incarcéré pour un tweet ?". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Au Maroc, Omar Radi, nouveau journaliste dans le viseur des autorités – Libération". 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Omar Radi | Middle East Eye". 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Moroccan YouTuber Sentenced to Prison, Journalist Detained". The New York Times. Associated Press. 27 December 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Moroccans rally in defence of journalist Omar Radi, jailed over a tweet". France 24. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^ Yabiladi.com. "To Amnesty International, Omar Radi "should never have been put on trial"". en.yabiladi.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Morocco sentences activist for criticizing judge". Reuters. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.