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Morocco journalist gets 1-year jail for ‘illegal abortion’

Morocco journalist gets 1-year jail for ‘illegal abortion’

  • Hajar Raissouni's gynaecologist was given two years and her Sudanese fiance one year in prison
  • Lawyers for Raissouni had called for her acquittal during the trial
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