THE Moroccan government has banned three weeklies – Le Journal, Assahifa, and Demain – for “threatening the stability of the state”, Culture and Communications Minister Mohamed Achari announced. Achari told journalists that the three publications “published a very dubious document and commentary pieces that not only touch on a part of our history, but the institutions of today, which is very serious.” Editors of the banned publications slammed the decision as “intellectual terrorism” which showed the government’s undemocratic nature. – AFP