Publication Date
Spring 2025
Abstract
This research study explores the perceptions of Moroccan journalists on issues related to press freedom, human rights, and freedom of expression, and how these topics are repressed in Morocco’s political, social, and economic context. The goal of this paper is to provide a contextual analysis of the current state of press freedom in Morocco through a historical and contemporary lens by addressing the distinct institutional, social, political, and cultural spheres of society. This study uses a qualitative approach using the methodology of individual interviews with Moroccan journalists, activists, and researchers. The findings of this study illustrate a direct alignment between the literary analysis and personal testimonies of experiences related to surveillance, persecution, and human rights violations. Altogether, this study found there is a sense of consensus among scholars, researchers, and journalists that there is currently no freedom of the press in Morocco. This study is significant in developing an understanding of the mechanisms of repression to silence dissent from journalists and activists in Morocco. The broader impact of this research will contribute to ongoing discourses on the operation of authoritarianism in specific social, political, and cultural contexts.
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Sullivan, Grace, "Authoritarian Practice, Liberal Rhetoric: Journalism, Surveillance, and the Paradoxical Architecture of Silence in Morocco" (2025). Morocco: Human Rights, Social Justice, and Cultural Transformation. 7.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/mor2/7