Moroccan youth protested on Friday for the seventh consecutive day as demonstrations spread across Rabat, Agadir, Casablanca, and Tangier. The online group Gen Z 212 organized rallies demanding healthcare and education reforms, while also calling for Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch to step down before the end of his term next year.
Protesters expressed anger over social inequality after eight pregnant women died at an Agadir public hospital last month. Gen Z 212 operates on Discord, with nearly 170,000 members, but the organizers remain unidentified. The group urged peaceful demonstrations and asked participants to wear black to honor three people killed on Wednesday when they tried to storm a law enforcement station near Agadir.
Demonstrations remained mostly peaceful on Thursday and Friday despite earlier incidents of violence and vandalism. One protester stated that he was demonstrating against corruption and poor educational standards at Moroccan universities and hospitals.
The European Union called on all parties to remain calm, while also recognizing the importance of youth participation in public life. Gen Z 212 posted a message addressed to King Mohammed VI, calling for the government's dismissal, but later retracted the statement as incomplete.
Protesters expressed anger over social inequality after eight pregnant women died at an Agadir public hospital last month. Gen Z 212 operates on Discord, with nearly 170,000 members, but the organizers remain unidentified. The group urged peaceful demonstrations and asked participants to wear black to honor three people killed on Wednesday when they tried to storm a law enforcement station near Agadir.
Demonstrations remained mostly peaceful on Thursday and Friday despite earlier incidents of violence and vandalism. One protester stated that he was demonstrating against corruption and poor educational standards at Moroccan universities and hospitals.
The European Union called on all parties to remain calm, while also recognizing the importance of youth participation in public life. Gen Z 212 posted a message addressed to King Mohammed VI, calling for the government's dismissal, but later retracted the statement as incomplete.
