US EditionMorocco charges more than 2,400 people over Gen Z protests
Over 2,400 prosecuted after near-daily GenZ 212 protests demanding reforms; courts convicted 411 people including 76 minors, with up to 15-year sentences for some.
- On Tuesday, October 28, the public prosecutor's office said more than 2,400 people face prosecution over GenZ 212 protests in Morocco, Judge Hassan Farhan announced.
- Starting late last month, the online GenZ 212 collective organised near-daily demonstrations demanding reforms in health and education sectors and `an end to corruption`.
- Of the 2,480 defendants, about a fifth faced `rebellion as part of a group` and more than 60 received jail terms of up to 15 years, prosecutors said.
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Morocco charges more than 2,400 people over Gen Z protests
Morocco has charged more than 2,400 people over youth-led protests that turned violent earlier this month, a sweeping response to some of the country’s largest anti-government demonstrations in years.
Morocco seeks prosecution of over 2,400 protesters after GenZ demonstrations
More than 2,400 people, including minors, are facing prosecution over recent GenZ 212 protests demanding better education, healthcare, and an end to corruption. Dozens have already been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.
Morocco: Over 2,400 facing prosecution over Gen Z protests
More than 2,400 people are facing prosecution in Morocco over recent GenZ 212 protests demanding better public education and health care, the public prosecutor's office said Tuesday. Over 1,400 were already in detention, Hassan Farhan, a judge and senior judicial official at the public prosecutor's office, said in a press conference. Of the 2,480 defendants, about a fifth were charged with "rebellion as part of a group" and over a third with eit…
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