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Morocco: Jail Sentence for Ramadan's Public Eater

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عربي · المغرب: الحبس للجهر بالإفطار في نهار رمضان
Ελληνικά · Μαρόκο: Ποινή φυλάκισης για παράβαση νηστείας στο Ραμαζάνι
Français · Maroc : Prison ferme pour non-respect du Ramadan
Español · Marruecos: cárcel para comensal público en Ramadán
ျမန္မာ · မော်ရိုကို၊ ရမန်ဒန်တွင် အစားစားသူအား ထောင်ဒဏ်ချမှတ်

A court in Rabat has sentenced a young man to serve three months in jail for failing to fast in public during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. “[Individual freedom,] a right we are not likely to see protected anytime soon,” laments Yabiladi [fr], who reports the news.

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