Morocco Gen Z Protesters Call for 'Peaceful Sit-Ins' to Demand Reforms
GenZ 212 urges nationwide peaceful sit-ins to demand reforms amid protests sparked by healthcare failures and economic hardship affecting youth unemployment at 36%, activists said.
- Moroccan authorities have cracked down on youth-led protests, resulting in three deaths and mass arrests, as reported by Human Rights Watch.
- Protests initiated by the GenZ212 movement started on September 27, 2025, demanding reforms in healthcare and education systems.
- Three people died when police used lethal force to disperse crowds, resulting in nearly 1,000 arrests, according to an interior ministry spokesperson.
- Protesters are voicing dissatisfaction over the state of public services, claiming more funding is needed, particularly after deaths in healthcare facilities.
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Morocco: Protests Met with Repression, Violence
Click to expand Image Security forces use water cannons to disperse youth protesters calling for healthcare and education reforms, in Salé, Morocco, October 1, 2025. © 2025 Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo (Beirut) – Moroccan authorities have cracked down on youth-led protests demanding sweeping reforms to public services, resulting in deaths and mass arrests, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should heed protesters’ calls and fulfil the r…
Morocco Gen Z Protesters Call for 'Peaceful Sit-Ins'
The movement behind nationwide protests sweeping Morocco, the GenZ 212 youth collective, has called for "peaceful sit-ins" to push its demands for reforms on education, health care and to tackle corruption and a cost of living crisis.
Morocco Gen Z protesters call for 'peaceful sit-ins' to demand reforms
The movement behind nationwide protests sweeping Morocco, the GenZ 212 youth collective, has called for "peaceful sit-ins" to push its demands for reforms on education, health care and to tackle corruption and a cost of living crisis.
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