Morocco had a third evening of events this Sunday, September 29, September 29, September 29. Several hundred protesters, mostly young people gathered in different cities of the kingdom, in Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech and El Jadida in particular, to claim ” a reform of the education system and public health services ». At the origin of the movement, a collective born on the internet, the Gen Z 212.
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With our correspondent in Casablanca, Matthias Raynal
It was on the discord online discussion platform that it all started a few days ago at Morocco. The Gen Z 212 server quickly gathered tens of thousands of people around several claims. Souad Brahma, the president of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH), explains the nature of these claims. “” These are purely social requests. In general, the right to a dignified life, that is to say to education, to health, to a decent habitat. And also, through certain slogans, they demand the end of corruption ».
The gatherings were, each time, dispersed by the security forces. What Souad Brahma relates. “” Protesters have been struck. There have been arbitrary arrests, while the protesters were peaceful ».
Most were released a few hours later, after verifying their identity. Some must appear today in justice. The collective claims its patriotism and claims a peaceful approach. If overall, the sit-in took place in calm, this September 29, at least a rally, in Oujda, in the northeast of Morocco, was marked by violence. Protesters have launched stones at the police.
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