Overview

• The Rabat court sentenced Ibtissame Lachgar on September 3 to 30 months in prison and a 50,000‑dirham fine, her lawyer said.
• Prosecutors cited Penal Code Article 267-5, which criminalizes offending Islam and allows tougher penalties when the offense is committed online.
• The prosecution followed a late-July post showing her in a T-shirt reading “Allah is lesbian” and a caption criticizing Islam, which drew calls for her arrest and threats of rape and stoning.
• Lachgar told the court the phrase is a long-standing feminist slogan unrelated to the faith, and her defense plans an appeal as she remains held at El Arjat prison since August 12.
• The Moroccan Association for Human Rights called the verdict “shocking” and an attack on free expression, and her lawyers raised concerns about her mental health and reported cancer treatment needs.