https://fd.tllester.info/tags/music/Recent content in Music on freeDimensionalHugoen-usMon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fd.tllester.info/letter-to-moroccan-minister-of-justice-re-musician-mouad-belghouate/Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fd.tllester.info/letter-to-moroccan-minister-of-justice-re-musician-mouad-belghouate/<p><strong>Open Letter to the Moroccan Minister of Justice and Liberties El Mustapha Ramid on the Four-month Sentence Against Musician Mouad Belghouate (aka El Haqed)</strong></p> <p>7 July 2014<br> Mr El Mustapha Ramid<br> Minister of Justice and Liberties<br> Ministère de la Justice et des libertés Place El Mamounia – BP 1015<br> Rabat<br> Morocco<br> Fax:+212 537 73 47 25<br> We the undersigned organisations committed to the defence of the rights to freedom of expression, culture and the arts, condemn the four-month sentence served against musician Mouad Belghouate (aka El Haqed) following a trial that fell short of international standards. We are concerned that the sentence has been given in retribution for his involvement in Morocco’s pro-democracy movement, and specifically his condemnation of corruption and police violence through his music.</p>