Aboubaker, 3 years old, is the youngest of three siblings. He lives in Fnideq with his mother and two brothers, far from their father who is stuck in Ceuta due to the closure of the borders. The whole family suffers from this endless separation.
The Spanish government delegation in Ceuta indicated on Monday that for the time being, the border with Morocco will remain closed, given the health situation in the two countries. However, it assured that Moroccans wishing to return to their country could be repatriated. About a hundred people have already registered on the list opened for this purpose.
After the demonstrations on Friday, February 5, the inhabitants of Fnideq demonstrated again on Friday, February 12, to protest against the closure of the borders with Ceuta and the deterioration of their living conditions.
The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) has just called for the opening of a transparent judicial investigation into the Tangier tragedy and the provisional release of the persons arrested after the demonstration in Fnideq .
After the demonstrations that broke out on Friday evening in Fnideq and also in Tetouan, the Attorney General’s Office of Tetouan initiated legal proceedings on Monday against four defendants. The government, for its part, must seek lasting solutions to this rising revolt that risks igniting other regions of the kingdom.
After eleven months of closure of the Moroccan borders with Spain, the inhabitants of Fnideq can no longer stand it. On the night of Friday to Saturday, they expressed their frustration with this situation, through protests in Fnideq and Tetouan.
The security forces dispersed on Friday an unauthorized sit-in in Fnideq . This demonstration was held, according to the local authorities, in violation of the provisions of the state of emergency.
Ayoub Fakhry, an 18-year-old, decided with a friend to take a kayak to leave Fnideq and reach Ceuta . The two candidates for illegal immigration have been missing since Saturday. Ayoub’s family, without news, is desperately searching for him.
The maritime service of the Civil Guard intercepted on Thursday a kayak occupied by four candidates for illegal immigration, including a Moroccan couple. Despite the intensity of the morning fog, the rescue was carried out without incident and the suspects were placed in quarantine.
The civil society of Fnideq calls for the implementation of an "urgent economic recovery plan to save the city". This plan must take into account the reopening of borders and the acceleration of the construction of the city’s free zone.
Two young Moroccans, immigration candidates, tried to swim across Ceuta to reach Spain. Without news of them for a few days, their desperate families are asking for help.
Between weariness and doubts, the suffering of the mule women is great and without hope, relates Hanane, a 35-year-old mule woman, in a documentary made by the Assaida Al Horra Association and broadcast before the presentation of the conclusions of its annual regional report on the violence suffered by women and girls in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region. A very touching report that urgently calls for a resolution of the situation of these women.