Spain
Desperate Moroccan Teen Swims to Ceuta in Risky Migration Attempt
Ayoub, a young Moroccan migrant, left Morocco by swimming to reach Ceuta, before returning to Spain. Here is his story.
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Child
Morocco
COVID-19 Pandemic Fuels Rise in Child Marriages in Morocco, UN Official Warns
Luis Mora, representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Morocco, says the Covid-19 pandemic has led to many additional child marriages. He calls for maintaining collective vigilance.
Spain
Moroccan Teen's Journey: From Ceuta Streets to New Life in Vigo
A year and a half ago, Ayoub, 16, left Morocco to reach Ceuta where he spent days wandering the streets, before being taken care of in a migrant center. Since last July, he has been living in Vigo where he is building a better future.
Morocco
Tangier Child Abuse Investigation: CNDH Urges Probe into Social Center Allegations
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has requested the opening of an investigation by the public prosecutor’s office of the Tangier court, after being informed of alleged cases of sexual abuse of minors in a social center in the city.
Belgium
Belgian Father Arrested in Morocco Amid International Child Custody Dispute
A Belgian national, Marc M., has been in prison since Monday in Meknes. Aged 57, he is accused of attempting to kidnap his 4-year-old son, Malik, whom he has not seen since the summer of 2020, his Moroccan ex-wife having taken him with her in February when she left Belgium. The Belgian had come to warn the Moroccan authorities when he was apprehended.
Morocco
Spanish Aid Workers Accused of Child Sexual Abuse in Moroccan Center
The Moroccan NGO "Don’t Touch My Child" filed a complaint on Monday before the Tangier court against two Spaniards, members of the board of directors of the Association for the Integration of Minors Paideia, for "sexual abuse on minors" and "mistreatment".
Spain
Moroccan Woman Reunites with Spanish Medical Team 17 Years After Life-Saving Heart Surgery
Imane, a young Moroccan who suffered from Tetralogy of Fallot, had been operated on in 2006 in a hospital in Valencia thanks to the NGO ADRA. She was only two and a half years old. Today, seventeen years later, she meets those who saved her life.
Spain
Reuters Names Photo of Weeping Moroccan Teen Migrant Among Best of 2021
The Reuters agency has selected Achraf’s photo among the best photos of this year 2021. The Moroccan minor who arrived in May in Ceuta on a makeshift raft made with plastic bottles, burst into tears when it was decided to return him to Morocco.
Spain
Ceuta Hires Darija Interpreters to Aid Repatriation of Moroccan Minors
The government of Ceuta will recruit nine interpreters to assist it during individual interviews with the more than 400 minors who remain in the city with a view to their return to Morocco.
Spain
Ceuta Official Summoned Over Controversial Repatriation of Migrant Minors to Morocco
The Ceuta prosecutor’s office has summoned Salvadora Mateos, the government delegate in Ceuta, to appear in the case relating to the return of more than 50 minor migrants to Morocco in August.
Morocco
Morocco Reports Rise in Birth and Death Registrations Amid Pandemic
In 2021, the civil registry services in Morocco recorded an average of 1,631 birth declarations and 488 death declarations per day, according to a report-assessment of the achievements of the Ministry of the Interior.
Belgium
Moroccan Fugitive Sentenced to 20 Years for Toddler's Death in Belgium
The stepfather of Théa, the two-year-old girl who died in 2005 in Belgium, accused of her murder, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Morocco. Mounir Kiouh, of Moroccan origin, had already been tried in Belgium, but had fled to Morocco before his appeal trial.