Hoceima as well as the capital, Rabat, have been awash with protests, which came to a head with the massive rally on Saturday. The protesters blame police and authorities for Fikri’s death. They say he is a symbol of abuses against Moroccans and has revived the spirit of the February 20 moveme ...
Hoceima late on Friday to demand the release of an activist arrested for leading months of demonstrations against government’s abuses and corruption, Reuters reported. Alwaght- Thousand of Moroccans took to the streets of northern city of Al-Hoceima late on Friday to demand the release of an activis ...
Hoceima province as the government calls for talks to resolve the impasse.
Police were confronted with irate protestors in the coastal city of al-Hoceima early on Saturday, after weeks of protests in the edgy region.
Local media sources report that dozens of youths wearing balaclavas threw stones ...
Hoceima.
A court in Al-Hoceima last week also sentenced 25 members of Hirak to 18 months in prison.
On Monday night in Rabat, members of the independent Moroccan Human Rights Association attempted to mobilize in a protest in solidarity with Hirak, but were violently dispersed with truncheons by au ...
Hoceima on Oct. 28, 2016.
According to one estimate, more than 300 people were being held following what is now known as the al-Rif Movement that came about following Fikri’s death. Some of the activists in jail are said to be on hunger strike.
During the protest on Sunday, people chanted se ...
Hoceima last October, triggered by the death of a fishmonger whose produce was confiscated by police.
The man’s crushing to death in a garbage truck during a confrontation with police became a symbol of corruption and official abuse.
Protests, also fueled by economic underdevelopment, contin ...
Hoceima in the northern Rif mountains which killed over 600 people.
MARRAKECH DAMAGE
In Marrakech, some houses in the tightly packed old city had collapsed and people were working hard by hand to remove debris while they waited for heavy equipment, said resident Id Waaziz Hassan.
Footage of the m ...