"The decline in Ibtissame Lachgar's health is alarming. Her prosthesis has completely dislodged and she's only being treated with paracetamol for that and the fractured elbow she has sustained during her detention, despite urgently requiring complex surgery."
"My sister's health is seriously at risk. This is extremely worrying for her and for our family. She needs very specialist care in France, and without it the consequences could be catastrophic. This punishment isn't about her actions, but about what she stands for."
"In Morocco, I walk around with t-shirts bearing messages against religions, Islam, etc. You tire us with your sanctimoniousness, your accusations. Yes, Islam, like any religious ideology, is FASCIST, PHALLOCRATIC and MISOGYNIST."
Ibtissam "Betty" Lachgar, a 50-year-old Moroccan bone cancer survivor with a prosthesis, was imprisoned for two and a half years and fined $5000 for blasphemy after posting a photo wearing a shirt stating "Allah is a lesbian." While incarcerated, she fractured her elbow, which remains untreated despite requiring complex surgery. Her prosthesis has become dislodged, and she is receiving only paracetamol for pain management. Her family and legal representatives warn that without urgent specialist treatment, she risks losing her arm. Her sister emphasizes that Lachgar's imprisonment reflects persecution for her beliefs rather than her actions, highlighting broader concerns about freedom of thought and expression in Morocco.
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