The Paris police prefecture has banned this Wednesday, April 1st, the Annual Meeting of Muslims in France in Le Bourget. The authorities cite terrorist threats linked to the conflict in Iran. The organizers are taking emergency legal action.
Air traffic departing from Belgium will be paralyzed this Thursday, March 12 due to a national demonstration. This social movement is leading to the systematic cancellation of takeoffs, seriously disrupting the many passengers departing for Morocco.
Authorities in Morocco banned several demonstrations in solidarity with Iran in Rabat and Tangier on Saturday. The move comes as the Kingdom condemned Iranian missile attacks against the Gulf.
The transition to the year 2026 promises to be highly tense in the Hexagon. While the Ministry of the Interior is preparing its traditional security system for New Year’s Eve, an additional variable is complicating the equation this year: the Africa Cup of Nations currently taking place in Morocco. Fearing that the fervor of the supporters could turn into disturbances on the public highway, Minister Laurent Nuñez has ordered "total firmness" to the prefects.
The Support Committee for GenZ212 Families chooses the symbolism of December 10 to take to the streets. Faced with accusations of "live ammunition" in Leqliaa, the activists demand accountability from the authorities and the immediate release of the detainees.
The heavy sentences pronounced against the participants in the so-called " GenZ 212 " demonstrations in Morocco have provoked a strong reaction within the government majority itself. A deputy from the Istiqlal party publicly described these judgments as "very severe" and called for a reduction on appeal, while clearly distinguishing between peaceful demonstrators and those responsible for damage.
The GenZ 212 collective has announced the end of the "first phase of its peaceful movement", welcoming the success of its action which has "contributed to stimulating a national debate on the priorities of Moroccan society and to making the voice and sufferings of youth heard at the national and international levels".
Faced with the recent youth demonstrations initiated by the GenZ 212 collective, the government wants to accelerate social policies. The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, mentions a vast development plan, in cooperation with Spain.
The Moroccan youth collective GenZ 212 is concerned about the "suspicious attempts to sow division and stoke identity tensions" among Moroccans. These concerns were expressed after members of the Amazigh Movement announced the suspension of their involvement in the initiative.
The Agadir Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced seventeen people to very severe prison terms ranging from three to fifteen years in prison for violence and destruction committed in Aït Amira, Chtouka-Aït Baha province, near Agadir, during the demonstrations organized at the beginning of October by the GenZ 212 collective.
The day after King Mohammed VI’s speech before Parliament, in which he called for accelerating social reforms, the GenZ 212 collective announced this Saturday, October 11, the suspension of its weekend gatherings. A strategic pause before new mobilizations.
King Mohammed VI is expected to deliver a speech this Friday, October 10th in Rabat, on the occasion of the opening of the parliamentary session. This speech is highly anticipated by the GenZ 212 collective, which is behind the protests organized in several Moroccan cities since September 27th, demanding reforms in the health and education sectors.