▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁peace ful ▁expression , ▁association ▁and ▁assembly ▁through ▁several ▁laws . ▁The ▁authorities ▁continue ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁both ▁printed ▁and ▁online ▁media ▁which ▁critic izes ▁the ▁government ▁or ▁the ▁king . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁persistent ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁both ▁Sah raw i ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁and ▁pro - Pol is ario ▁demonstr ators ▁in ▁Western ▁Sah ara ; ▁a ▁disput ed ▁territory ▁which ▁is ▁occupied ▁by ▁and ▁considered ▁by ▁Mor oc co ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Southern ▁Provin ces . ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁det aining ▁Sah raw i ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁activ ists ▁as ▁prisoners ▁of ▁conscience . ▁ ▁Hom osex ual ▁acts ▁are ▁illegal ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁imprison ment . ▁It ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁pros ely t ise ▁for ▁any ▁religion ▁other ▁than ▁Islam ▁( article ▁ 2 2 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Pen al ▁Code ), ▁and ▁that ▁crime ▁is ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁imprison ment . ▁Vi ol ence ▁against ▁women , ▁forced ▁marriage ▁and ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁has ▁been ▁criminal ized . ▁The ▁penalty ▁can ▁be ▁from ▁one ▁month ▁to ▁five ▁years , ▁with ▁fin es ▁r anging ▁from ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁▁ ▁Econom y ▁▁ ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁economy ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁relatively ▁liberal ▁economy