The sentencing of a Moroccan journalist to five years in prison for indecent assault sparked condemnation Saturday, with media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deploring a trial "tainted by irregularities".

Media watchdog blasts Morocco journalist's 5-year prison term on sex charge

Detained Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni was sentenced on Friday to five years in jail for indecent assault against another man. Raissouni, editor-in-chief of now-defunct newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, denies the charge and has been on a hunger strike for 93 days.

Moroccan journalist gets 5-year jail term for 'indecent assault'

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Media watchdog blasts Morocco journalist's 5-year prison term on sex charge

Moroccan journalist gets 5-year jail term for 'indecent assault'