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Morocco: The cartoonist Yasser Monbir was imprisoned for four years after being convicted of "insulting the king".

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Morocco: The cartoonist Yasser Monbir was imprisoned for four years after being convicted of "insulting the king".

Morocco: The cartoonist Yasser Monbir was imprisoned for four years after being convicted of "insulting the king".

The lawyer of Moroccan cartoonist Yasser Monbir said on Sunday that the judiciary sentenced his client to four years in prison for drawings he published on Instagram, after convicting him of "insulting the king" and "insulting public officials". The Moroccan Human Rights Association called for his release and the dismissal of the lawsuit. Human rights activists in the kingdom demand that prison sentences be abolished in cases of expression and publication.

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