A game of cat and mouse
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Citizen groups in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia have been releasing videos exposing torture, corruption, and injustice in efforts to enact political and legal changes. In Morocco, the videos led to arrests and transfers of corrupt policemen. In Egypt, two officers who tortured and raped a victim received three-year prison sentences. In Tunisia, the authorities negotiated with social protest movements sparked by such videos.
A game of cat and mouse
- 1. A game of cat and mouse
- 2. Egypt: Citizens Against Torture WARNING: the video contains violent images that some viewers may find disturbing
- 3. Morocco: Citizens Against Corruption
- 4. Tunisia: Citizens Against Injustice
- 5. In Morocco the videos have led to the arrest of few corrupt policemen and the transfer of others. In Egypt 2 police officers who tortured and raped the victim were sentenced to 3 years in prison. In Tunisia the authorities were forced to negotiate with the social protest movement + =
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