A former Index Youth Advisory Board member travelled to Casablanca to see Moroccan rapper El Haqed’s first concert in the country. This is her account of the police crackdown that silenced the performance
Mari Shibata
Mari Shibata
Mari Shibata is a freelance production journalist for Associated Press Television News, and is an award-winning filmmaker whose shorts have been screened at the British Film Institute and several international film festivals.
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