El Kadi is the director of the independent media outlets Radio M and Maghreb Emergent. In May 2022, he was convicted of “dissemination of false information to undermine national unity” among other charges. In December, El Kadi was arrested and Radio M and Maghreb Emergent were shut down. In April 2023, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison, with two suspended, which was increased to 7 years upon appeal.
