After unsuccessfully appealing to government and associative authorities, the father of the leader of the Hirak of the Rif hopes for a royal pardon in favor of the 24 members of the movement detained in prisons in the north of the country.
After [Nasser Zefzafi] and his co-detainee, it is the turn of four new detainees of the Hirak of the Rif to begin a hunger strike. Ahmed Zefzafi, the father of the leader of the Rif Hirak, made this announcement on his Facebook page.
Nasser Zefzafi and his co-detainee have informed the management of the local prison of Tangier 2 of their decision to observe a hunger strike. This information comes from the General Delegation for the Administration of Penitentiary Establishments and Reintegration (DGAPR) which refuses to "be held responsible for the health consequences" that would result from it.
Jamal Mohamed Mouna and Jawhari, two activists from the Rif Hirak pursued by Morocco, boarded a makeshift boat a few days ago to reach southern Spain. The Motril court ordered their expulsion.
Seven former prisoners and activists of the Hirak movement, who had participated in the social protests in the Rif region in 2017, have emigrated to Spain. They reached the coasts of Granada in southern Spain on board two boats.
Nasser Zefzafi and the other detainees of the Rif Hirak agree to negotiate with the Moroccan authorities in order to definitively close the case concerning them.
Sentenced in 2019 to 20 years in prison, the Rif activist, Nasser Zefzafi , left the Tanger 2 prison for the first time on Friday. The leader of the Hirak of the Rif was allowed to visit his mother, who is suffering from advanced stage cancer.
The former Hirak detainee from the Rif, El Mortada lamrachen, had no choice but to go out on the street to sell trinkets. Like his late father, he was forced to venture into small business in order to provide for his small family.
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) grants, with a few details, one of the main demands of the Hirak prisoners of the Rif by starting to group them in the Tangier prison.
Nasser Zefzafi and Nabil Ahamjik, detained at the Ras El Ma prison, have decided to abandon their struggle. The two figures of the Hirak of the Rif have suspended this Monday, the hunger strike they had engaged in for several weeks against their detention conditions.
Seven detainees of the Hirak, a protest movement that shook northern Morocco in 2016-2017, have begun a hunger strike to demand their release.
A statement from the Ministry of Justice announced that on the occasion of the Throne Festival, King Mohammed VI pardoned 1446 prisoners, including those from the Hirak of Rif.