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A Moroccan court on Monday sentenced rapper Mohamed Mounir, known as Gnawi, to one year in jail for insulting police on social media.
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The song, Aach al Chaab - which translates to "long live the people" - has been viewed more than 15 million times on YouTube since it was released last month.
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rages against the authorities and criticises the country's widening economic gap, a message aimed at the disillusioned younger generation
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One passage of the song reflects on the Hirak protest movement in Morocco's impoverished Rif mountain region.
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Most shockingly to many Moroccans, the song also directly criticises Morocco's king and his adviser, a criminal offence.
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Young people make up one-third of Morocco's 35 million population. A quarter of those aged between 15 and 24 are unemployed and out of school, according to official figures.