US EditionFrom Morocco to Madagascar, Gen Z Is Taking Digital Dissent Offline
Youth-led protests in Morocco have resulted in at least 22 deaths and over 400 arrests amid demands for government reform and improved public services, including healthcare and education.
- Gen Z in Morocco and Madagascar are protesting for better living standards like healthcare and education, as exemplified by a protester whose father had a stroke and could only afford private care due to savings.
- The Morocco Gen Z 212 movement has published demands to the king, including dismissing the government, releasing detainees, and holding officials accountable through a forum.
- While unprecedented in organization and methods, the Gen Z protests align with previous social protests in Morocco, according to a sociologist at Sciences Po Rabat-UIR.
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More and more people defy the police force and an end to the demonstrations is not in sight. Several dead are ready to complain.
The global wave of protests of Generation Z has reached Morocco. Youth have taken to the streets there for several reasons, but above all because of the persistent problem of corruption. That sack includes the priorities of state spending.Young people refuse to build stadiums for the 2030 World Cup instead of new hospitals.On Thursday the number of deaths in the demonstrations of Moroccan youth, some followed by acts of violence, increased to th…
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Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know
Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change. For a week, demonstrations have taken place in over a dozen cities, highlighting issues like corruption and lack of opportunity.
Eighth consecutive day of protests in Morocco where young people are coming to the streets to ask for reforms of public health and education. We reaffirm that...
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