 Moroccan
blogger Bashir Hazem was arrested on December 8, 2009 after posting a press
release about a clash between students and police on his blog. He has been
interrogated about his blogging, specifically his most recent post, which
contained the signatures of a committee of arrested students.
Hazem was detained and put in solitary confinement for a period of
time, then rejoined the other detainees in the prison.
A Facebook group [ar] has been created to support blogger Bashir
Hazem, who has been detained in Goulmim prison in the south of Morocco
for publishing a statement about the intervention of the police force
against an inhabitant of the Goulmim, on his blog Al Boushara (the
good news).
According to the President of the Moroccan Bloggers Association,
Internet cafes in the city are being monitored in order to prevent
Internet users from disseminating information about the event, and to
prevent riots. The authorities have also arrested others suspected of
spreading news about the protests, including an Internet cafe employee,
for possessing protest materials and flyers.
Hazem will face trial on Monday, December 14, 2009.
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On
December 2, 2009, the peace was interrupted in a southern Morocco town by the
clamors of local students protesting their difficult situation and lack of
decent infrastructure. 
