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To King Mohamed VI of Morocco:

As people from around the world, we call on you to grant Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar a royal pardon, and enable her to receive urgently-needed medical care from a qualified specialist. Her imprisonment violates Morocco’s human rights obligations and constitutes arbitrary punishment against dissent, feminist activism, and LGBTQI+ rights. Use your power for good, free Betty.
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Betty is behind bars in Morocco, simply for wearing a t-shirt the regime didn't like.

Bone cancer has ravaged her body, and doctors warn that without urgent surgery she could face amputation. 

This awful outcome doesn't have to be inevitable. The King can grant a royal pardon. After intense international pressure he gave a royal pardon to a woman sentenced to a year for an abortion. And in the aftermath of the biggest nationwide protests since the Arab Spring, authorities are especially keen to polish their international image.

Now global attention could help save Betty. Add your name to demand she be released immediately and given urgent medical care.

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This campaign is run in collaboration with the #FreeBetty coalition.

The t-shirt reads “Allah is a lesbian”. Wearing such a t-shirt isn't even a crime according to international treaties ratified by Morocco.

 Photo credit: ©️ Elsa Palito
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