EFE News Agency condemns expulsion of its journalists in Morocco

The Editorial Board of the EFE News Agency has strongly condemned the expulsion of its journalists, along with those from TVE, from the Moroccan city of Fnideq (Castillejos).

The journalists had traveled to the area to report on the border situation with Ceuta, which had seen social media calls for a mass migrant crossing on Saturday. Moroccan Interior Ministry officials reportedly asked the reporters to leave the town without providing formal justification, stating they were "following instructions."

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The warning of withdrawing accreditations and professional equipment to force their exit from hotels, without any formal justification, constitutes a direct outrage against the free exercise of our profession and the citizen's right to truthful information.

EFE's board, which oversees the independence and rigor of the public media agency's reporting, called the expulsion an "outrage" against the free practice of journalism and the public's right to truthful information. They described the incident as an "urgent need" to guarantee professional journalism in the face of disinformation and divisive rhetoric on social media.

The agency demanded that Moroccan authorities urgently revoke their decision, which included threats to withdraw accreditations and professional equipment to force the journalists' departure from their hotels.

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carrying out instructions.