RSF Advances Agendas Alien To Media, Official

Government spokesperson Mustapha Baïtas said, Thursday, that Reporters Without Borders (RSF) advances some agendas that are unrelated to the media sector.
Baitas was reacting to RSF World Press Freedom Index 2023, which put Morocco in the 144 spot.
“This organization is serving several agendas that have nothing to do with the press sector in our country,” said Baitas, affirming that Morocco is open to objective and constructive criticism.
Morocco’s Media and Publishers Association (ANME) also strongly criticized the import of this report, saying in a statement that the document resembles previously issued reports.
ANME said that the RSF always attacks certain countries and excels in selecting misinformation and slander to mislead the world’s public opinion.
RSF used fancy but fallacious terms, such as free speech and arbitrary arrest, to tighten its grip over some countries, politically and economically, in order to serve specific agendas, added the statement.
“This report aims to disrupt the development, independence, and sovereignty of Arab and North Africa countries, including Morocco,” said ANME, recalling that RSF had already set precedents, in this regard, in its previous annual reports.
The association also condemned the lack of credibility and objectivity in the report, noting that it relies on the same experts, a fact that prejudices RSF’s intellectual integrity.